the Decision on whether it will be awarded one – or two – Prize in literature in the year has dragged on. But the Nobel foundation has a board meeting on 5 march and the Swedish Academy’s permanent secretary Anders Olsson hope that the news should come then.
Why the foundation has delayed is unclear, but Olsson believes that the foundation’s board of directors first want to be completely agree. Then in december last year, the Academy has been conducting a dialogue with the Nobel foundation about the foundation requirements in the department requirements that he believes that to a large extent it has now settled.
“I think that there are those who are very positive to the development, but osvuret is probably the best one yet,” says Anders Olsson.
announced that the Academy must make some changes and restore confidence before it can become necessary to once again share the Nobel prize.
” We’re trying to respond to the foundation as best we can and we will see if they are happy with it. Then there are also things that we find hard to realize now, in a hurry, ” says Anders Olsson, and mentions that the foundation, among other things, brought forward the desire to restrict the akademiledamöternas mission.
Seen from outside, it may seem that much has changed: the defectors have returned, new members have been elected, Katarina Frostenson has resigned and now the last left also Sara Danius his chair for good. If everything that has happened has been to the nobel Foundation’s stamp of approval remains to be seen.
some concern that the news pulls out on time, recognizing Anders Olsson, but points out that the Nobelprisarbetet goes according to plan and that the delay does not yet constitute a serious problem.
” I think there is a massive public opinion in Sweden and in the world to have a nobel Prize in literature this year and also see what we do. It has happened very positive. So I think that it would be very difficult for the Nobel foundation to say no in this situation.
– Then we will be in a new location and then it can be tough, I think. Then we take it up in the Academy and determine if we should go in the confrontation. It would feel very, very sad.
you don’t want to say much, but its chairman, Carl-Henrik Heldin, suggests that the Academy, the waiting may soon be over.
” We are in a continuous dialogue with the Academy on this matter, as to when exactly we will announce a decision, I can’t say, but I would not think that it will be too long now.
” It is true that we have a meeting then, but this decision need not be linked just to that meeting.
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