The Nobel Library
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Nothing. I'm saying he took a ten year break between published works and released something that didn't win any/wasn't nominated for any major awards and was of a different style than most/all of his previous works.
I don't see that as being very consistent and don't see any compelling reason for why he would suddenly win the prize. The last time he won any sort of major award was years ago and in the last 12 year's he's published 1 novel. He doesn't even appear on betting odds lists (not that these mean much, but it's tellIng that he's been largely absent from the literary scene and literary discussions for years).
I don't see that as being very consistent and don't see any compelling reason for why he would suddenly win the prize. The last time he won any sort of major award was years ago and in the last 12 year's he's published 1 novel. He doesn't even appear on betting odds lists (not that these mean much, but it's tellIng that he's been largely absent from the literary scene and literary discussions for years).
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Ater Lividus Ruber & V
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Probably she reached the top of the genetics field and cloned herself back in the 90's
By the way, is there anything from Bob Dylan at the Nobel Library?
HAHAHAHAHA. Worth bumping the thread for this. ô Histoire, what a cruel mistress.
I don't know if waybackmachine works on this site, but you can see now that they have 13 works by him. http://lib.nobelbiblioteket.se/sear...Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=abob+dylan
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Oh, I see. Yeah, I feel that. Now that you say it, he has been largely absent from the literary scene for a while. Even Martin Amis stays more relevant than him.
Sisyphus
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I had totally forgotten I said this hahah
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EllisIsland
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Man, I have to say, that was really something. You yould print that out and hang it onto the wall, seriously. I hope the Academy does not visit this forum, otherwise they will probably try to change things (assuming that all of this library check-out theory is worth anything... which I still don't believe)
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Since I supposed its never too early to play at this.
Danius is an admitted Francophile and has stated that some dead female French authors should have won.
There are currently two Helene Cixous books checked out. One of which isn't due until near the end of December.
Hmmmmmm
There are 5 Anne Carson books checked out. There's also a hold placed on one that's already checked out. There's also a new 2017 book they've purchased that's being processed right now.
3 Knausgård books out. But the ones checked out seem to random to really mean anything. Oddly there's another book that says "NOT FOR LOAN!"
There's like 7 or 8 Javier Marias books out.
Danius is an admitted Francophile and has stated that some dead female French authors should have won.
There are currently two Helene Cixous books checked out. One of which isn't due until near the end of December.
Hmmmmmm
There are 5 Anne Carson books checked out. There's also a hold placed on one that's already checked out. There's also a new 2017 book they've purchased that's being processed right now.
3 Knausgård books out. But the ones checked out seem to random to really mean anything. Oddly there's another book that says "NOT FOR LOAN!"
There's like 7 or 8 Javier Marias books out.
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Bartleby
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I had nothing to do so I checked some authors' catalogues, and I found better to share the data with you, even though this might at this time mean nothing :
(number=books checked out)
Lobo Antunes 3 or 4
Handke 3
Kadare 0
Marias 6
Krasznahorkai 2
Peter nadas 0
Ali Smith 1 (1 just returned)
Kundera 0
Olga Tokarczuk 1
Oz 1
Adonis 3
Ko un 1
Cartarescu 0
Anne Carson 7
Helene Cixous*1
Claudio Magris 3
Knausgard 3
Fosse 2 (some titles appear as book ordered for nobelbliotek, don't know what that means)
(number=books checked out)
Lobo Antunes 3 or 4
Handke 3
Kadare 0
Marias 6
Krasznahorkai 2
Peter nadas 0
Ali Smith 1 (1 just returned)
Kundera 0
Olga Tokarczuk 1
Oz 1
Adonis 3
Ko un 1
Cartarescu 0
Anne Carson 7
Helene Cixous*1
Claudio Magris 3
Knausgard 3
Fosse 2 (some titles appear as book ordered for nobelbliotek, don't know what that means)
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Though also a novelist, if they enjoy his plays, Fosse seems likely to me for 2018. A playwright hasn’t won since 2015 and so far under Danius’s tenure we haven’t had a repeat of the type of works the winner is known for
2015: non fiction
2016: poetry
2017: novelist
This obviously doesn’t mean much, but if they’re trying to even things out I don’t know many other playwrights who stand a good chance. Stoppard is British so he won’t win in 2018.
HaveOneOnMe
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Seven books by Carson is noteworthy. C'mon Carson for 2018
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Seems unlikely. She only has four novels and her nonfiction is mostly essays about spirituality. Her latest collection is a series of lectures she gave at religious institutions. To me, that doesn’t seem like something the Academy would go for.
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Liam
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Doesn't mean she's not being considered. In order to decide for or against a candidate, they still must read all or most of their output, correct?