Why Doesn’t Philip Roth Have A Nobel Prize?

“Forget LA Confidential losing the Best Picture Oscar to Titanic, and Englebert Humperdinck stopping Penny Lane from getting to number one: the worst cultural snub in living memory is that Philip Roth hasn’t won the Nobel prize for literature. It’s not like he’s an unrecognised talent…. But it’s time for his genius to get the global platform – and prize – he so richly deserves.”