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Nobel prize in literature 2026 live: winner to be announced shortly

The Guardian UK Thursday 08 October 2026, 10:10 UTC By Ella Creamer, Philip Oltermann, Emma Loffhagen and Molly Bennett 1 min read
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Bookies’ favourites include Canadian poet Anne Carson, Chinese experimental writer Can Xue and Japanese writer Haruki MurakamiCanadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese experimental writer Can Xue are the bookies’ favourites this year, with Ladbrokes listing their odds of taking the top gong at 10/1 each. Just behind them are Haruki Murakami (14/1), Gerald Murnane (16/1) and Thomas Pynchon (16/1). At longer odds are Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Jamaica Kincaid.

Bookies’ favourites include Canadian poet Anne Carson, Chinese experimental writer Can Xue and Japanese writer Haruki Murakami

Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese experimental writer Can Xue are the bookies’ favourites this year, with Ladbrokes listing their odds of taking the top gong at 10/1 each.

Just behind them are Haruki Murakami (14/1), Gerald Murnane (16/1) and Thomas Pynchon (16/1). At longer odds are Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Jamaica Kincaid. But could the Swedish Academy surprise us?

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Bookies (ORG) Canadian (ORG) Anne Carson (PERSON) Chinese (ORG) Can Xue (PERSON) Japanese (ORG) Haruki MurakamiCanadian (PERSON) Ladbrokes (ORG) Haruki Murakami (PERSON) Gerald Murnane (PERSON) Thomas Pynchon (PERSON) Salman Rushdie (PERSON) Margaret Atwood (PERSON) Jamaica (LOCATION) Kincaid (PERSON)
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