Technically it's a prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel family has been trying to get it terminated for years as contrary to Nobel's actual legacy. Then again, the Literature Prize committee has been ignoring Nobel's will as often as not: he left money for works of idealistic literature.
"omg, how did I only just learn about Mr. Verb?" — Lauren, Dec. 9, '08
"Mr. Verb and his minions, few though there seem to be, dislike reading, or dislike reading carefully." — Robert Hartwell Fiske, editor and publisher, The Vocabula Review
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Yeah, and economists get a Nobel.
Technically it's a prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel family has been trying to get it terminated for years as contrary to Nobel's actual legacy. Then again, the Literature Prize committee has been ignoring Nobel's will as often as not: he left money for works of idealistic literature.
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