2006 Nobel Prize in Literature

A historian friend of mine once told me to read them, but not believe a word of them before I double check the facts.

So they might just be "fiction" after all:D Seriously, I've heard much the same said of the "histories" of Plutarch, Josephus, Thucydides, Gibson's Fall of the Roman Empire, Burton's Life of Johnson, and definitely Herodotus. Of course... all of these are probably far better written than anything by Churchill.

So finally, having Nobel Prize doesn't mean being good artist, and that's what i tell. And one last thing bout W. Churchill, i really don't like that pig head. Because he was a racist pig. Surely there's some other reasons why he get Nobel.

I don't know about the plagarism or politics but someone chose this for my book club and it was lousy reading. The plot was limp, the characters uninteresting and their behaviour unbelievable, the pacing uneven and the language stilted. That last may be the fault of the translator but the rest would be true in any language.

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Originally Posted by cme

I don't know about the plagarism or politics but someone chose this for my book club and it was lousy reading. The plot was limp, the characters uninteresting and their behaviour unbelievable, the pacing uneven and the language stilted. That last may be the fault of the translator but the rest would be true in any language.

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Yes we think similar. Which book was the one u've read?

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Originally Posted by Turk

Well, i actually didn't mean stupidity in literal meaning, i would expect you to understand what i mean. I know they are not kinda moron or idiot or they have low IQ. But if they give it some writers just because POLITIC reasons it's stupidity. And if they misses writers such as Borges, Joyce or Proust it's another stupidity too. That's what i mean.

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Originally Posted by Turk

And btw, what's the importance of Winston Churchill or bertrand Russel for literature world? I mean if Nobel Jury thinks they 2 are important for literature they should be stupid too...

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Originally Posted by Turk

So finally, having Nobel Prize doesn't mean being good artist, and that's what i tell. And one last thing bout W. Churchill, i really don't like that pig head. Because he was a racist pig. Surely there's some other reasons why he get Nobel.

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Turk> We are all entitled to our opinions on books/authors and you can disagree with the Nobel Prize Committee's decisions. However, I would like to ask you to refrain from resorting to name calling or using insulting language in your posts. Please keep in mind that there might be other people who like those you 'despise' or there are more than one angles of looking at things.

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

Turk> We are all entitled to our opinions on books/authors and you can disagree with the Nobel Prize Committee's decisions. However, I would like to ask you to refrain from resorting to name calling or using insulting language in your posts. Please keep in mind that there might be other people who like those you 'despise' or there are more than one angles of looking at things.

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I agree with you. We should be polite and respectful.