The Nobel committee failed to reach a decision last week on a winner for this year’s Nobel Prize for literature. “Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro are among a list of contenders for the $1.35-million prize that includes Chinese writer Bei Dao, Belgian author Ugo Claus, Trinidad’s V.S. Naipaul and Ireland short story author William Trevor.” – National Post (Canada)
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WOMEN’S WORK
Women are still a rare site behind the conductor’s podium, and Italian conductor Elisabetta Maschio is acutely aware of the prejudice. “A woman conductor is still a new idea in my country as well as in all of Europe. Every time I stand on the podium, I can feel people giving me a curious look behind my back.” – Korea Times