For the first time in 70 years the Nobel Literature Prize-awarding body, the Swedish Academy, has postponed the award after a #MeToo scandal left it in ruins. ADVERTISEMENTHere are five things to know about the Nobel Literature Prize. 350 nominations each yearIn his 1895 last will and testament, Swedish scientist and philanthropist Alfred Nobel tasked the Swedish Academy with awarding the Nobel Literature Prize each year. Each year, the institution receives around 350 nominations submitted by former Nobel literature laureates, members of other countries’ equivalent academies, literature professors, and the heads of national writers’ associations. MKHRELATED STORIES:No Nobel literature prize this year but 2 prizes in 2019Ex members of Nobel literature body ‘no plans on returning’Read Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2018 02:59 UTC