The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 has been postponed. Press release: https://t.co/eayNN3YgYv — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) May 4, 2018WHY DID THE CONTROVERSY CAUSE A RIFT IN THE ACADEMY? TT News/Fredrik Persson/via REUTERSSweden's king has stepped in to drive reforms of the Swedish Academy, established in 1786 by his forebear Gustav III and of which he is the formal patron. The Nobel Foundation, which administers the estate of dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel, said the crisis at the Academy had "adversely affected" the Nobel Prize. "Their decision underscores the seriousness of the situation and will help safeguard the long-term reputation of the Nobel Prize," the Foundation said in statement.

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