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To: elpolvo who wrote (82038)10/5/2011 12:03:44 PM
From: abuelita  Read Replies (2) of 104155
 
Bob Dylan favourite for Nobel literature prize

    US singer and musician Bob Dylan performs at the Feis Festival in London on June 18.

Bob Dylan has surged into the position of hot favourite for the Nobel Literature Prize after a wave of late bets on the legendary singer-songwriter, a leading bookmakers said Wednesday.

Ladbrokes reported that 80 percent of the bets taken over a 12-hour period went on Dylan, causing his odds to tumble from 100-1 to 5-1 ahead of Thursday's announcement.

Wagers have been placed by punters from Japan, Canada, Sweden -- the home of the Nobel committee -- and nearly every country in Europe, the London-based bookmakers said.

Punters have shunned previous favourites Haruki Murakami, now at 8-1, and Tomas Transtroemer (10-1).

Given the current situation in the Middle East, speculation in Stockholm's literary circles has pointed to Syrian poet Adonis winning the award, but his odds have fallen to 6-1.

Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: "We have seen a lot of bets from Sweden, from people we believe to be quite well-informed.

"Everything now points to Dylan taking the prize. At first we had him down as a rank outsider but the committee have been known to spring a shock and punters the world over feel Dylan will be the beneficiary."

Last year's winner was Spanish-Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa.



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