The Nobel Academy

For theadult Inflatable Products last 82years, Sweden’s Nobel Academy has decided who will receive
the Nobel Prize in Literature, thereby determining who will be elevated from
the great and the near great to the immortal. But today the Academy is
coming under heavy criticism both from the without and from within. Critics
contend that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true
writing ability than with the peculiar internal politics of the Academy and
of Sweden itself. According to Ingmar Bjorksten, the cultural editor for one
of the country’s two major newspapers, the prize continues to represent
"what people call a very Swedish exercise: reflecting Swedish tastes."

Regardless of concerns over the selection process, however, it seems that
the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator of the literature
that we most highly praise, and as an elusive goal that writers seek. If for
no other reason, the prize will continue to be desirable for the financial
rewards that accompany it; not only is the cash prize itself considerable,
but it also dramatically increases sales of an author’s books.


The Academyoutdoor Christmas Inflatables Toys has defended itself against such charges of provincialism in its
selection by asserting that its physical distance from the great literary
capitals of the world actually serves to protect the Academy from outside
influences. This may well be true, but critics respond that this very
distance may also be responsible for the Academy’s inability to perceive
accurately authentic trends in the literary world.