Katarina Frostenson

People gather in Stortorget square in Stockholm showing support for former Academy member and Permanent Secretary Sara Danius who stepped down last week.

Nobel Literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal

May 4, 2018

The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday it would not make the award this year because of a sexual misconduct scandal that has caused turmoil in its ranks and led to a string of board members stepping down.

Nobel Literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal

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