The Nobel Foundation announced Tuesday that two writers will be awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature, making up for the cancellation of last year's scandal-plagued award.
Scandal in the Swedish Academy, which awards the literature Nobel, spurred a protest in Stockholm in April 2018.
The Nobel Foundation said it had made changes in how the prize was awarded, including changing a rule that disallowed Swedish Academy members from resigning. In addition,, the academy “no longer includes any members who are subject to conflict of interest or criminal investigations." "The problem is the public trust in the academy is so nonexistent, really, it’s embarrassing," she said Tuesday.
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