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# Swedish Academy

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Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke

Two winners were announced today as the prize was not awarded in 2018 following a scandal.

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Oct 10th 2019, 12:05 PM

Two members of Swedish Academy resign amid crisis over high-profile man accused of sexual assaults

The Academy, which in under the direct patronage of the Norwegian king, awards the Nobel Literature Prize.

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Apr 13th 2018, 11:17 AM

Three Nobel prize judges quit in protest over sexual assault allegations

A high-profile figure associated with the Swedish Academy has been accused by 18 women of sexual assault and harassment.

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Apr 9th 2018, 8:29 PM