Swedish Academy Reopens Controversy Surrounding Steinbeck's Nobel Prize | Books | Guardian.co.uk

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Giant of American letters John Steinbeck beat the British authors Robert Graves and Lawrence Durrell to win the Nobel prize for literature in 1962, according to newly opened archives in Sweden - but he was not a popular choice.

The Swedish Academy keeps secret for 50 years all information about the authors nominated for the Nobel, only releasing their shortlist for the 1962 prize yesterday. The names of 66 authors were put forward for the prize that year, with the shortlist consisting of Steinbeck, Graves, Durrell, French dramatist Jean Anouilh and Danish author Karen Blixen.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/swedish-academy-reopens-c_n_2408135.html

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