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Nobel Prize Literature

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER: Herta Muller

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 10.08.2009 | Books

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The judges, apparently, could not help themselves. Just two days after a Nobel Prize official worried the literature committee was too "Eurocentric,"...

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Herta Mueller Wins Nobel Prize In Literature

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.08.2009 | Books

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The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded this morning to Herta Müller, a Romanian-born German poet and novelist, "who," stated the Swedish Acad...

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Mary Chapin Carpenter Returns to the Stage and Talks about Eudora Welty, Inspiration, and Bonding

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment

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Georgianne Nienaber

Five-time Grammy winner, Mary Chapin Carpenter is still raving about the experience she had performing with Kate Campbell, Claire Holley and Caroline Herring at the Eudora Welty Centennial Concert.

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How to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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Bradley W. Bloch

The Nobel Prize in Literature is just one example of a larger and more interesting phenomenon: how elite gate-keeping institutions are influenced by personal connections.

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The Meritless Nobel Prize?

Scott Tomford | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media

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Scott Tomford

Thursday morning, somebody will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature... and that somebody probably won't be American.

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Did Uganda Have a Space Program, or is Robert Kimball a Fool?

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media

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Ron Mwangaguhunga

Was there a Ugandan Space Program? There is no online evidence that I can find, and the whole thing sounds kind of dodgy.

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Nobel Literature Chief Bashes American Literature

AP | MALIN RISING and HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 10.31.2008 | Media

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United State...

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