Swedish Academy Intrigues

Literary Saloon has an interesting piece about the recent passing of Swedish poet Lars Forssell (1928-2007).

The loss of Forssell is one thing, the fact that he was Chair No. 4 on the committee that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature is another . . .

All of this is recapped in the article mentioned above, which offers a fascinating look at the current politics and protests going on. (In brief, multiple members are protesting the committee due to various events such as Jelinek winning—most controversial recipient ever imho—to not doing anything about the Rusdie fatwa.)