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Why should the 2018 Nobel Prize for literature be cancelled?

The world wide news, every year's Nobel Prize for literature is not a major event in the world, but it seems that this year's Nobel Prize for literature will be cancelled, what is the matter? Follow Xiaobian to understand. On the afternoon of May 4, Beijing time, Swedish Academy officially announced that the Nobel Prize for literature will not be issued in 2018. This is the eighth time in the history of the Nobel Prize for literature, and the first time since 1949.

The Nobel Prize for literature has been plagued by scandals since November last year. Some members of the Swedish Academy announced that they would withdraw from the Nobel Prize for literature. However, due to the lifelong system of the academicians of the Swedish Academy, they have no right to choose to withdraw. At the same time, they refused to continue working for the institution, and the operation of the Swedish Academy was paralyzed. In this case, even if the Nobel Prize for literature was issued as usual, it would be difficult to convince the public. "We think it is necessary to restore public confidence in the Academy before the next winners are announced," the Swedish Academy's temporary Permanent Secretary said in a media release.

Other awards of the 2018 Nobel Prize will not be affected and will still be announced as usual. As compensation for the cancellation of the award, the Nobel Prize for literature will launch two winners in 2019.