Author Maryse Conde wins alternative Literature Nobel award
AFP | Oct 13, 2018, 04:32 IST
Guadeloupean author Maryse Conde (AFP file photo)STOCKHOLM: Guadeloupean author Maryse Conde on Friday won an alternative award formed in protest to the Nobel Literature Prize, postponed this year over a rape scandal that came to light as part of the #MeToo movement.
The New Academy Prize in Literature was formed in protest to denounce what its founders called the "bias, arrogance and sexism" of the venerable Swedish Academy, which selects Nobel laureates.
The Swedish Academy was plunged into turmoil in 2017 over its ties to Frenchman Jean-Claude Arnault, who was jailed for two years in early October for rape. "I'm very happy and proud of this prize...," 81-year-old Conde said in a video message.
The New Academy Prize in Literature was formed in protest to denounce what its founders called the "bias, arrogance and sexism" of the venerable Swedish Academy, which selects Nobel laureates.
The Swedish Academy was plunged into turmoil in 2017 over its ties to Frenchman Jean-Claude Arnault, who was jailed for two years in early October for rape. "I'm very happy and proud of this prize...," 81-year-old Conde said in a video message.
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