Swedish Academy, the conference room was filled with smoke.
After three months of "finalist" surveys, the School of Liberal Arts officially resumed its meetings in mid-September.
The meeting lasted for two full hours. Holstaum, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy and chairman of the Nobel Prize for Literature, stood up and spoke: "On behalf of the Swedish Academy, I officially announce that this year's finalists for the Nobel Prize in Literature are
Five, they are respectively... The Swedish Academy has no objections to the above five writers. So, now the first round of voting begins!"
The Swedish Academy is the awarding body for the Nobel Prize in Literature and has the final say in awarding the prize. If the institution has objections to the list of finalists recommended by the jury, it can directly reject it and will not accept any appeals.
The list of finalists can only be voted on if it is approved by the Swedish Academy.
Writer, critic and poet John Berryman wrote "Eugene O'Neill" on his ballot.
Writer and poet Fogel Kvist also wrote "Eugene O'Neill" on the ballot.
Politician, writer and lawyer Knut Hammarskjöld also wrote the name "Eugene O'Neill" on the ballot.
Literary historian and author John Shirk still wrote the name "Eugene O'Neill" on the ballot.
More than ten minutes later, Nobel Prize Chairman Holstaum personally counted the votes: "Eugene O'Neill 1 vote, Eugene O'Neill 2 votes, Eugene O'Neill 3 votes..."
Damn it!
Holstaum's face was extremely gloomy, and he was already furious. Except for Eugene O'Neill, it was still Eugene O'Neill. Why did that damn Yankee win the prize?
The results of the first round of voting in the runoff were: Eugene O'Neill had 11 votes, Zhou Hexuan had 4 votes, and the remaining three nominees had 1 vote each.
There are a total of 18 votes, and the one who gets more than half of the votes will win. Eugene O'Neill has exceeded the winning standard, and the voting has been smoother than ever.
John Berryman smiled and said: "Mr. Chairman, please announce this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature."
"I think we can vote again." Holstaum said in a cold tone.
"It's not necessary," John Berryman shrugged. "The results of the first round of voting were obvious. O'Neill won the award. 13 academicians voted for him. This is an overwhelming victory."
"I said one more shot!" Holstaum slammed the table.
Fogel Kvist frowned and said: "Mr. Chairman, this is against the rules. The results of this year's selection are already obvious. You have no right to ask for a re-vote."
Holstaum sneered and said: "Don't forget, I am not only the chairman of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but also the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. If you do not agree to re-vote, then I have the right to cancel this year's award on behalf of the Swedish Academy.
Awards!”
Everyone looked at each other with angry and helpless expressions.
Holstaum's approach is indeed in compliance with the regulations. According to the Nobel Prize Awarding Regulations, the Swedish Academy can decide to suspend the award every five years, and the Academy's permanent secretary has such veto power.
John Berryman was extremely dissatisfied and said: "Why can't Eugene O'Neill win the award? I need an explanation!"
Geographer, archaeologist and travel writer Sven Hedin said: "Mr. O'Neill is indeed an outstanding dramatist, but he prefers to depict complex emotions and deal with intricate plots, but his artistic skills cannot
He is capable of such complexity. Therefore, I think Mr. O'Neill's works are highly entertaining, but the artistry is obviously not enough to win awards. His works cover a very narrow range. One movie may be novel to the audience, but several will be boring to the audience.
Mr. O'Neill, his work has no style at all!"
Holstaum was even more straightforward: "Eugene O'Neill's plays are just market entertainment and he does not deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature."
John Berryman said angrily: "Mr. O'Neill is the founder of American national drama. His works reflect American society and the American national spirit. He used the contrast between material prosperity and spiritual wasteland to awaken Americans to reflect.
, he is a great writer!"
Holstaum sarcastically said: "Maybe. For you Americans, Eugene O'Neill's works are rarely thoughtful. He is indeed an American master. But this is Europe, and Eugene O'Neill is not qualified to talk about it.
Literature, talk about art!”
"You are discriminating against the United States!" John Berryman raged.
Holstaum smiled and said: "This is not discrimination, this is fact."
Before World War II, the United States had always been regarded as a literary and artistic desert by Europe, and it was quite normal for it to be looked down upon.
"Ahem!"
Sven Hedin coughed twice and said: "It is meaningless to argue. Let me talk about Mr. Zhou Hexuan. Compared with Mr. O'Neill's works, which are single in content, narrow in scope, and mediocre in technique, Mr. Zhou's works are rich in content and broad in scope.
, the skills are amazing. Especially in "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer", the realistic magical expression technique is amazing and has epoch-making significance in the field of literature."
"I don't care about this," John Berryman said angrily. "I only know that the first round of voting has already resulted. Eugene O'Neill received more than half of the votes. He is this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature!"
The two sides argued for a long time with no result. Fogel stood up and said: "Well, see you next Thursday."
The final voting for the Nobel Prize in Literature is held once a week, and the voting time is always Thursday. You have to wait a week for the second round of voting.
"The meeting is adjourned!" Holstaum announced expressionlessly.
Holstaum didn't think highly of Zhou Hexuan. He just hated Eugene O'Neill and didn't want to award the Nobel Prize for Literature to that stupid American. He looked down on American literature, and even looked down on American writers such as John Berryman.
He would rather award the Nobel Prize to a Chinese than to a superficial American!
From 1901 to the 21st century, except for the suspension of the Nobel Prize for Literature due to war factors, 1935 was the only one that was actively canceled by the Swedish Academy. Historically, there was no winner of this Nobel Prize for Literature. The reason is very simple.
Holstaum just hates winners.
He is not only the chairman of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but also the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. He has the power to veto anyone he dislikes.
When Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Leyi arrived in London, the Swedish Academy had already concluded the second round of voting. The results were: Eugene O'Neill had 10 votes and Zhou Hexuan had 8 votes.
Eugene O'Neill once again became the final winner, but Hallstaum was still dissatisfied with the result and strongly demanded a third vote. Of course John Berryman disagreed. He was so angry that he threw the table. Unfortunately, Hall
Staum is the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy and has the power to suspend the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Either award the prize to someone else or cancel this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. This threat is big enough that no one voting here is willing to completely break up.
