Number of Nobel Laureates in Literature Sorted in Languages
Alfred Nobel had an international horizon in his will, though it rejected any consideration for the nationality of the candidates: the most worthy should be chosen, "whether he be Scandinavian or not". The problem of surveying the literature of the whole world was, however, overwhelming and for a long time the Swedish Academy - who selects the Nobel Laureates - was, with justice, to be criticized for making the award a European affair. In 1984, however, the permanent sectretary of the Swedish Academy declared that attention to non-European writers was gradually increasing in the Academy; attempts were being made "to achieve a global distribution".
皆様御存知のように、国連は 英語・フランス語・アラビア語・ロシア語・中国語・スペイン語の六つの言語を 公用語としていますが、ノーベル賞.org は 国際的には ほぼ英語だけといった状況です。
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