These recent file photos show authors in the running for the 2009 Nobel Literature Prize, the winner of which is scheduled to beannounced on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Stockholm. Top row from left are: US writer Philip Roth; Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa; Algerian writer Assia Djebar; Canadian author Alice Munro; US author Joyce Carol Oates. Middle row from left are: Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes; Vietnamese writer Duong Thu Huong; Canadian writer Margaret Atwood; US author Cormac McCarthy; South Korean author Ko Un. Bottom row from left are: Lebanese writer of Syrian origin Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said); Spanish writer Luis Goytisolo; Israeli author Amos Oz. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

These recent file photos show authors in the running for the 2009 Nobel Literature Prize, the winner of which is scheduled to beannounced on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Stockholm. Top row from left are: US writer Philip Roth; Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa; Algerian writer Assia Djebar; Canadian author Alice Munro; US author Joyce Carol Oates. Middle row from left are: Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes; Vietnamese writer Duong Thu Huong; Canadian writer Margaret Atwood; US author Cormac McCarthy; South Korean author Ko Un. Bottom row from left are: Lebanese writer of Syrian origin Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said); Spanish writer Luis Goytisolo; Israeli author Amos Oz.

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  1. These recent file photos show authors in the running for the 2009 Nobel Literature Prize, the winner of which is scheduled to beannounced on Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Stockholm. Top row from left are: US writer Philip Roth; Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa; Algerian writer Assia Djebar; Canadian author Alice Munro; US author Joyce Carol Oates. Middle row from left are: Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes; Vietnamese writer Duong Thu Huong; Canadian writer Margaret Atwood; US author Cormac McCarthy; South Korean author Ko Un. Bottom row from left are: Lebanese writer of Syrian origin Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said); Spanish writer Luis Goytisolo; Israeli author Amos Oz.
  2. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.
  3. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.
  4. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.
  5. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.
  6. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.
  7. Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Canadian author Margaret Atwood attends a photocall for 'The Year Of The Flood' performance on September 3, 2009 in London, England.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Canadian author Margaret Atwood attends a photocall for 'The Year Of The Flood' performance on September 3, 2009 in London, England.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Canadian author Margaret Atwood attends a photocall for 'The Year Of The Flood' performance on September 3, 2009 in London, England.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Canadian author Margaret Atwood attends a photocall for 'The Year Of The Flood' performance on September 3, 2009 in London, England.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: (L to R) Margaret Atwood, Diana Quick, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Roger Lloyd Pack, attend photocall for The Year Of The Flood performance on September 3, 2009 in London, England.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: (L to R) Margaret Atwood, Diana Quick, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Roger Lloyd Pack, attend a photocall for The Year Of The Flood performance on September 3, 2009 in London, England.

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  11. NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 29: Worshippers exit services at New Israel Baptist Church in the Lower Ninth Ward November 29, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded with 13 feet of water during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but has since rebuilt.
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