Nobel Literature Prize may laud freedom of expression: experts
Or the Academy could, as it has frequently done in the past, shine a spotlight on a lesser-known writer, such as China's avant-garde fiction writer and literary critic Can Xue.
The Belarusian author and Nobel Prize winner for literature, Svetlana Alexievich stands at the Leipzig Book Fair at the stand of the publishing house she founded. (AFP)
Will the Swedish Academy make a political statement when it awards the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday? If so, it could crown a writer standing up for freedom of expression,
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