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The Nobel Prize in Literature

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Today we're talking about the most important and prestigious literary award: the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before the result is announced, we take a look at some of the front-runners like Haruki Murakami and, rather bizarrely, Bob Dylan. And don't forget to read a copy of last year's laureate speech by Mario Vargas Llosa, "In Praise of Reading and Fiction", to get you in the mood.

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