The Day the Nobel Prize for Literature Disappeared (translated Documentary)
by (sweden) Matilda Voss Gustafsson
About This Novel
In 2018, the Nobel Prize for Literature was rarely awarded because it was mired in scandal. The controversy stems from sexual assault accusations made by cultural celebrity Jean-Claude Arnault, the spouse of an academician of the Swedish Academy. Journalist Matilda Voss-Gustafsson was the first whistleblower. She published an investigative report in the "Daily News" at the end of 2017, which opened the door to the scandal with the testimony of eighteen women. This book records in detail how the incident unfolded step by step, which not only led to the resignation of many academicians of the Academy of Arts and paralyzed it, but also completely shattered the mysterious and authoritative image of the Swedish Academy for more than two hundred years. The investigation further exposed structural shortcomings within the academy and within Sweden's cultural community. This crisis ultimately intensified the internal struggle between conservative and reform forces and pushed the Swedish Academy to carry out profound institutional changes.
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