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Nobel Prize: No Nobel awards in literature for 2018
Swedish panel for Nobel prize decides No Nobel Prize for Literature in 2018 due to public outrage
The Swedish panel that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature decares on Friday that it would take the extraordinary step of not naming a laureate this year - not because of a shortage of deserving writers, but because of the infighting and public outrage that has engulfed the group over a sexual abuse scandal.
According to The Swedish Academy, it would postpone 2018 award until next year when it will name two winners, making this the first year since World War 2 that the panel has decided not to bestow one of the world's most revered cultural honors. The Academy is involved only in the literature award, so other Nobel Prizes are not affected.
Though the prizes should be awarded annually, they can be postponed or skipped when a situation in a prize-awarding institution arises that is so serious that a prize decision will not be perceived as credible.
Important Points for the exam:
What: No Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018
Why: No Nobel Prize for Literature in 2018 due to public outrage
When: Nobel prize for literature 2018 will be given next year along with 2019 Nobel prize in Literature
