With a week to go before the revelation of this year’s Nobel literature laureate, internationally renowned names including Irish Booker winner John Banville and Japanese favourite Haruki Murakami are edging up the odds at bookmaker Ladbrokes. On Thursday morning, Ladbrokes’ favourite to take the prize – at 4/1 – was the hugely popular Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. A shortlist of contenders is revealed 50 years later – so who was considered for 2016 prize won’t be known until 2066. Over the course of the last 10 years, Ladbrokes’ favourite when betting was suspended has gone on to take the prize four times. The betting firm added that on average, the literature winner decreases in odds by 32% during the final week.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2016 12:35 UTC