Jump to content

Talk:2010 Nobel Prize in Literature

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of nominees

[edit]

The lists featured in the article are the authors speculated to possibly win the Nobel Prize in Literature based on online betting sites. Some authors were even revealed to have been officially nominated according to verified news agencies. Such lists are quite appropriate side by side with the official list of nominees to be revealed after 50 years, in observing predictions, and speculating deliberations and nominations. The list will be used in analysing who were the favourite authors to win a specific year and the authors shortlisted by the Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee, and as to who were the authors who were officially nominated and the authors favoured to win despite not being nominated. The article will be a reference for literary critics and observers of the Nobel Prizes. For example, Annie Ernaux was favoured to win the 2021 prize based on the betting sites and surprisingly she won the following year. I have also created similar lists from 2009 to 2021 Nobel Prizes in Literature. Therefore, do not remove the lists. JB Hoang Tam (talk) 12:51, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nominees

[edit]

Betting Odds Nominees

[edit]
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer was the leading favorite (4/1) to win the 2010 Nobel Prize, but was not awarded. He would eventually win the prize the following year.[1]

Among the favored candidates and strong contenders for the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature were the following:[1][2][3]

Contenders based on Nicer Odds and Ladbrokes
Nominee Country Genre(s)
Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015)  Sweden poetry, essays
Haruki Murakami (b. 1949)  Japan novel, short story, essays
Ulrich Holbein (b. 1953)  Germany novel, short story, essays, literary criticism, drama
Gerald Murnane (b. 1939)  Australia novel, short story, essays, poetry, memoir
Adunis (b. 1930)  Syria poetry, essays, translation
Ko Un (b. 1933)  South Korea poetry
Les Murray (1938–2019)  Australia poetry, novel, essays, literary criticism
Juan Gelman (1930–2014)  Argentina poetry, essays
Alice Munro (b. 1931)  Canada short story
Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937)  United States novel, short story, essays
Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938)  United States novel, drama, poetry, short story, essays, literary criticism
E. L. Doctorow (1931–2015)  United States novel, short story, essays
Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021)  Poland poetry, novel, essays, translation
Cormac McCarthy (b. 1933)  United States novel, drama, screenplay, short story
Claudio Magris (b. 1939)  Italy essays, translation, novel, short story
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (b. 1938)  Kenya novel, drama, short story, essays
Amos Oz (1939–2018)  Israel novel, short story, essays
Mario Vargas Llosa (b. 1936)  Peru novel, short story, essay, drama, memoirs
John Ashbery (1927–2017)  United States poetry, essays, drama, translation
Gitta Sereny (1921–2012)  Austria
 United Kingdom
biography, history
Assia Djebar (1936–2018)  Algeria novel, essays, screenplay, translation
Philip Roth (1933–2018)  United States novel, short story, memoirs, essays
A. S. Byatt (b. 1936)  United Kingdom novel, short story, essays, biography
Maya Angelou (1928–2014)  United States autobiography, poetry, essays, screenplay
Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012)  Mexico novel, short story, essays, drama, screenplay
Michel Tournier (1924–2016)  France novel, short story, autobiography, translation
Václav Havel (1936–2011)  Czech Republic poetry, drama, essay
Néstor Amarilla (b. 1980)  Paraguay drama
Yves Bonnefoy (1923−2016)  France poetry, essay, translation, short story, history
Don DeLillo (b. 1936)  United States novel, short story, drama, screenplay, essays
Arnošt Lustig (1926–2011)  Czech Republic novel, short story, drama, screenplay
Javier Marías (1950–2022)  Spain novel, short story, essays, translation
Margaret Atwood (b. 1939)  Canada novel, short story, poetry, essays, literary criticism
Milan Kundera (b. 1929)  Czech Republic
 France
novel, short story, poetry, essay, drama
Peter Handke (b. 1942)  Austria novel, short story, drama, essay, translation, screenplay
Cees Nooteboom (b. 1933)  Netherlands novel, short story, poetry, essays
Juan Marsé (1933–2020)  Spain novel, screenplay
Bei Dao (b. 1949)  China poetry, short story, essays, memoirs
Shlomo Kalo (1928–2014)  Israel novel, short story, essays, autobiography, poetry, translation
Chinua Achebe (1930–2013)  Nigeria novel, short story, poetry, essays, literary criticism
Antonio Tabucchi (b. 1943–2012)  Italy short story, essays, literary criticism, translation
Anne Carson (b. 1950)  Canada poetry, essays
Abraham B. Yehoshua (1936–2022)  Israel novel, short story, drama, essays
David Malouf (b. 1934)  Australia novel, short story, poetry, essays, drama
Ernesto Cardenal (1925–2020)  Nicaragua theology, essays, poetry
António Lobo Antunes (b. 1942)  Portugal novel, short story
Eeva Kilpi (1928)  Finland novel, short story, poetry, essays
Umberto Eco (1932–2016)  Italy novel, philosophy, essays, literary criticism
Elias Khoury (b. 1948)  Lebanon novel, short story, essays, drama, screenplay
Ian McEwan (b. 1948)  United Kingdom novel, short story, screenplay, drama
Luis Goytisolo (b. 1935)  Spain novel, short story
Patrick Modiano (b. 1945)  France novel, screenplay
Bella Akhmadulina (1937–2010)  Russia poetry, short story, translation
Ismail Kadare (b. 1936)  Albania novel, poetry, essays, drama, screenplay, short story
Jonathan Littell (b. 1967)  United States
 France
novel, short story
Michael Ondaatje (b. 1943)  Canada novel, poetry, literary criticism, screenplay
Salman Rushdie (b. 1947)  United Kingdom novel, short story, essays, autobiography
Eduardo Galeano (1940–2015)  Uruguay novel, short story, essays
Per Petterson (b. 1952)  Norway novel, short story, literary criticism, translation
Paul Auster (b. 1947)  United States novel, short story, essays, memoirs, poetry, screenplay, translation
Jon Fosse (b. 1959)  Norway novel, short story, drama, poetry, essays
Harry Mulisch (1927–2010)  Netherlands novel, short story, drama, essays, poetry, philosophy
Atiq Rahimi (b. 1962)  Algeria novel, screenplay
Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016)  India novel, short story, biography
Julian Barnes (b. 1946)  United Kingdom novel, essay, memoirs, short story
Francisco Sionil José (1924–2022)  Philippines novel, short story
Marge Piercy (b. 1936)  United States poetry, novel, short story, essays, memoir
Mary Gordon (b. 1949)  United States novel, short story, memoirs, essays, biography
Bob Dylan (b. 1941)  United States poetry, songwriting
John le Carré (1930–2020)  United Kingdom novel, short story, essays, screenplay

Official Nominees

[edit]

Records of nominations are strictly archived by the Swedish Academy for 50 years before they are made publicly available[4] but some literary organizations and academies would announce beforehand their nominations. The following list were the authors nominated formally for the 2010 prize:

Contenders based on verified News Agencies
Nominee Country Genre(s) Nominator(s)
Néstor Amarilla[5] (b. 1980)  Paraguay drama

JB Hoang Tam (talk) 05:17, 13 October 2022 (UTC) [reply]

References

  1. ^ a b Alison Flood (30 September 2010). "Poet tipped in Nobel prize for literature". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ian Crouch (29 September 2010). "Nobel Odds: 2010". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ Spencer Gaffney (5 October 2010). "British Gambling Website Gives Joyce Carol Oates 18-1 Odds to Win Nobel Prize in Literature". University Press Club. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Nobelarkivet". svenskaakademien.se. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ^ Grossman, Mary Ann (24 February 2010). "Paraguayan playwright, Nobel nominee got his start in St. Paul". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Retrieved 20 August 2022.