tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post1394051224991377179..comments2024-02-08T05:04:18.484-08:00Comments on J'S THEATER: Nobel Prize for Lit or American Fictionistas Need Not ApplyJohn Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-58167761253357277992011-10-06T20:14:54.884-07:002011-10-06T20:14:54.884-07:00Well, John as we now know, it was Transtromer, an ...Well, John as we now know, it was Transtromer, an author like Lessing, who has been on short lists so long, one almost forgets about them. <br /><br />I am EXTREMELY disappointed that Adonis wasn't chosen - although perhaps that indicates some nod toward the 'Arab Spring'/'Jasmine Revolution might be made with the Peace Prize later this week. But the Academy truly REALLY needs to get over its European self - and soon. It risk facing irrelevance (and considering the number of extraordinary writers it has passed over for.....let's say 'lesser lights' huh?....that time may have already arrived.Reginald Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318624469970165605noreply@blogger.com