it is a little bit of what you say. the nobel prize is generally for someone whose distinction is appreciated on the scale of the world, not locally. it's been my impression, seconded by news reports, that the last few years have been awards for people known well in their own (european) countries mostly.
ken
On 10/9/15 5:40 AM, 'Adeshina Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series wrote:
--Prof.,I can relate with the presumed euro-centredness of the award, but 'my ignorance of alexievich's work makes it hard for me to celebrate her prize' sounds somehow to me. What are you talking about? That your acceptance of any Nobel Prize in Literature is only acceptable if you are aware of, and familiar with, the recipient's works?
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On Friday, October 9, 2015 1:35 AM, kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:
i was disappointed in this choice.
could anyone explain to me why i shouldn't have been disappointed. not just because of african authors who would seem to be well qualified, and are passed over, like ngugi or farah, but for others like murikami who are literary giants. my ignorance of alexievich's work makes it hard for me to celebrate her prize, and makes me suspicious of the euro-centeredness of the award, at least in recent years
ken
On 10/8/15 1:04 PM, Cornelius Hamelberg wrote:
--At a few seconds past 1300 hrs the doors of the inner sanctuary of the Swedish Academy opened and Sara Danius dressed in black with a few sheets of foolscap paper in her hand announced to the world's assembled press reporters and photographers first in Swedish , then in English, French and German that Svetlana Alexievich is this year's Nobel Laureate in Literature with the motivation "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time".The second she appeared in that Black dress – some kinda pathetic fallacy in action - I thought that there was a remote possibility that the coronation of Ngugi Wa Thiongo was at hand but this time more or less by universal popular acclaim Svetlana's literary reportages are being rewarded. It's a genre of literature that has its antecedent in e.g. Ryszard Kapuscinski who also popularised the genreAdvocacy for this genre (the literary reportage and Witness Literature appeared in the New Yorker a year ago: Nonfiction Deserves a NobelShe is going to have some sweet dreams tonightAs usual literary gossip and much speculation preceded the latest announcement, not least of all in the Swedish media - in this morning's SvD Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is placed at Number 5Speculation of course will continue right up to the Nobel Lecture and the Nobel Banquet and beyond.
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