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2018 Nobel Literature Prize's fate to be announced Friday

AFP, Stockholm
Thu May 3, 2018 10:42 AM Last update on: Thu May 3, 2018 10:48 AM
File photo showing people taking pictures of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo: AFP

The Swedish Academy is to announce on Friday whether or not it may postpone the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, its administrative director has said, after it plunged into a crisis over links to a man accused of sexual assault.

Asked if the Academy on Friday would announce whether or not it would select a literature laureate this year, Louise Hedberg told Swedish Radio on Wednesday: "Yes, that's true. There won't be a press conference but we will send out a statement."

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She added the press release would be published "as early as possible" after a meeting by the Academy members.

Contacted by AFP, Hedberg was not immediately available for comment.

The prestigious institution was rattled when the testimonies of 18 women in November accused a well-known French culture figure -- with whom it had close ties -- of sexual violence or harassment.

After failing to contain the fallout, seven out of total 18 members resigned, including the permanent secretary Sara Danius.

Its 18 members are technically appointed for life and cannot resign, but they can choose not to participate in its meetings and decisions.

One more member has been inactive since 1989 when the Academy refused to condemn a fatwa against Salman Rushdie following the publication of his novel, "The Satanic Verses." It did so 27 years later.

According to its statutes, at least 12 members are needed in order to vote in a new member, triggering a massive headache for the 10 remaining members.

The scandal has stirred speculation in the media about the fate of the literature prize, which was given to British author Kazuo Ishiguro last year and to US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 2016.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, who is the patron of the Academy founded in 1786, has agreed to change the statutes to allow members to resign and be replaced, thereby ensuring the institution's survival.

The Nobel Literature Prize has been reserved on seven occasions since it was first awarded in 1901: in 1914, 1918, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943.

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