Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 Speculation

[Benny Profane]

It's time...

 

[Ater Lividus Ruber & V]

No, it will be Mats Malm again. Here comes another name butchered.

"Please make sure to mute your phones."

I'm now imagining Malms opening those doors dramatically, walking in, scanning the audience, pausing for dramatic effect, now taking a deep breath, exhaling... poised to open his mouth, and someone's phone goes off.

 

[Marba]

From the wait in SA a publisher (who publishes Ernaux in Sweden) guesses someone from outside Europe and non-English, hopes for László Krasznahorkai but thinks it will be Yan Lianke.

 

[Papageno]

It seemed to me that this pre-announcer said ''laureate and his works'' ??? But maybe she is pulling our leg it is still Xue

 

[Americanreader]

Shoot there's 203 people on the forum right now

 

[Papageno]

one minute!!!

 

[namelesshere]

the release of tension in the next 2 mins will be very welcome

 

[Marba]

Nina Bouraoui, Pérer Nádas and Yan Lianke are last guesses mentioned in TV studio

 

[Abhi]

it's time...

 

[Ben Jackson]

Final thought: Fosse, Lianke or Cartarescu

 

[Phil D]

I'm dying

 

[Bartleby]

Here we go!

 

[namelesshere]

fosse!

 

[Papageno]

FOSSE!

 

[Ater Lividus Ruber & V]

@redhead your time is here

 

[Americanreader]

Jon fosse!!!!

 

[Daniel del Real]

Fosse

 

[Bartleby]

Fosse!!!!

 

[Daniel del Real]

This is getting too predictable.

 

[Z--]

Jon Fosse!!!! Great choice!