Nobel Prize in Literature 2010

[Stewart]

The Swedish Academy have announced Mario Vargas Llosa as the Nobel laureate in Literature for 2010, citing :

"for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat"

All that's now left to do is discuss the genius or folly of the Academy in their selection.

[anchomal]

I think he's a great choice, and fully deserved!

[Samuel Johnson]

First reactions: Wonderfully surprising and still so logical. I am completely happy with this choice. And of course: Spanish at last!

[Daniel del Real]

After all my ideological differences with Mario Vargas Llosa I'm really happy. The prize comes back to Spanish language and that makes everything to me. Besides, he's a genuinely great writer with an amazing body of works.

[miobrien]

I was shocked when I recognized the name "Llosa." (The first announcement was in Swedish, I assume.) And then I nodded in agreement. A wonderful pick.

Now I have to read more of his stuff!

[Diotima]

Congratulations!

[Corswandt]

I predicted a Spanish language writer would get it, but I suppose you can only brag if you got the actual winner right.

A good pick, and it seems the Swedish Academy is indeed sensible to the need of balancing awarding the prize both to representative authors from lesser know languages/literary traditions and to well known writers with a high public profile who are nonetheless still more than deserving.

[Pavel G. Vesnakov]

This is really a great choice .

[kpjayan]

This time no surprises.. Very well deserving...

[Latina]

Que felicidad!!! This is wonderful for Latin America and its literature.

[Stiffelio]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

Viva Mario, carajo......I had frankly sort of given up hope so I'm very happy with this announcemnet.........And I'm actually reading one of his later novels right now, El Para?so en la Otra Esquina, which is terrific.