Anne Carson and Can Xue favorites to win Nobel Prize in Literature
The Canadian poet and Chinese experimental writer are the bookmakers’ favorites to win, with Haruki Murakami, Gerald Murnane and Margaret Atwood also in the mix.
TL;DR
- Anne Carson and Can Xue are the favorites to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, each with 10/1 odds.
- The prize is worth 12m Swedish Krona (£900,000).
- Carson is known for her hybrid style mixing poetry and prose, while Can Xue is an experimental writer.
- Haruki Murakami is listed with 14/1 odds, followed by Gerald Murnane and Thomas Pynchon at 16/1.
- Other authors with 20/1 odds include Margaret Atwood, Cristina Rivera Garza, Enrique Vila-Matas, Jamaica Kincaid, Lídia Jorge, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, and Michel Houellebecq.
- The winner will be announced on Thursday at 12pm UK time.
- Last year's recipient was László Krasznahorkai.