Anne Carson and Can Xue lead bookmakers' odds ahead of Nobel literature announcement
The Canadian poet and the Chinese experimental writer are tied as favourites, with the prize to be announced Thursday.
Anne Carson and Can Xue are the bookmakers' favourites to win this year's Nobel prize in literature, according to The Guardian. Both are given 10/1 odds by Ladbrokes, the paper reports, ahead of Thursday's announcement in Stockholm.
Carson, the Canadian poet known for blending classical scholarship with contemporary verse, and Can Xue, the Chinese writer associated with experimental and surreal fiction, are named as the two names drawing the shortest odds. The Guardian also lists Haruki Murakami, Gerald Murnane and Margaret Atwood among the other writers in contention, without giving their specific odds.
This year's prize carries a value of 12 million Swedish krona, roughly £900,000, according to the same report. As with every year, the Swedish Academy keeps its shortlist and deliberations secret until the winner is named, so betting odds remain the only public indicator of expectation before Thursday's announcement.
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