Two Nobel literature prize committee members resign

Two members of the external Nobel literature prize committee have quit – one over the choice of Peter Handke as this year's winner and the other over the slow pace of reforms since the sexual assault scandal. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 10:30:14 UTC ]

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