Stockholm, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz

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2026-10-08

This year's Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has most often gone to male, European authors, literary critics say. There is no public shortlist for the Nobel, and since the nominees and the jury deliberations remain sealed for 50 years, Stockholm's literary circles engage in frantic guessing ahead of the announcement. Antiguan-American auth......

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