The Chinese author, Can Xue, is the favorite to receive the "Nobel" prize for literature that is awarded today. Big names such as Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are among the favorite authors. "It's an open field in terms of the odds of winning, but the latest figures show that Can Xue's chances are increasing rapidly," said Alex Apati of Ladbrokes.
(The Guardian) – Chinese avant-garde writer Xue tops the list at British betting company Ladbrokes, which gives odds of 8-1 on her winning the prestigious literary prize. The winner of the "Nobel" for literature is announced today (Thursday).
"It's an open field in terms of the odds of winning, but the latest figures show that Can Xue's chances are increasing rapidly," said Alex Apati of Ladbrokes.
70-year-old Xue, whose real name is Deng Xiaohua, was previously long-listed to win the Booker International Prize for her novel Love in the New Millennium. New Millennium”), translated by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen, and the collection of short stories I Live in the Slums, translated by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping.
According to the 1895 testament of Alfred Nobel, the "Nobel" for literature is awarded to "the person who in the field of literature has produced the most prominent work in an ideal direction". This year the amount of money contained in the Prize will increase to 11 million Swedish kronor, about 950 thousand euros.
Behind the author Xue, with 12-1 odds to win, is the 74-year-old Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, who is known for novels such as: "Norwegian Forest", "Skull on the Shore" and "1Q84". He has long been considered a possible winner of this prestigious award, and in 2013 he was the bookies' favorite at odds of 3-1, although the triumph went to writer Alice Munro.
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After Murakami, the favorite is the 84-year-old Australian, Gerald Murnane, author of several successful novels, such as "The Plains" and "Inland". His work is often self-referential. In an essay published in June in "The Guardian", Emmett Stinson wrote that "Murnan's international recognition is overdue".
With 14-1 odds to win, the Hungarian writer and screenwriter, László Krasznahorkai, is ranked third. His most internationally known novels are "Sátántangó" and "The Melancholy of Resistance". In 2015, he won the "Booker" international prize.
Seven writers have been given 16-1 odds to be awarded on Thursday, and they are: Lyudmila Ulitskaya of Russia, Margaret Atwood of Canada, Mircea Cărtărescu of Romania, Pierre Michon of France, Salman Rushdie, an author of Indian origin, British and American, as well as Thomas Pynchon from the United States of America.
Last year, the "Nobel" prize for literature went to Annie Ernaux, whose work is mainly autobiographical. She was the bookies' favorite to win in 2021.
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Since 1901, 115 writers have been awarded with the prestigious literary award. If Xue triumphs on Thursday, she will become the 18th woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature and only the second Chinese author, after well-known writer Mo Yan, who was honored in 2012. China-born author Gao Xingjian, won the award in 2000, but he has French citizenship.
Taken from "The Guardian". Translated by: Edona Binaku
