瑞典設立新獎項替代諾貝爾文學獎

107 Swedish intellectuals, including authors, artists and journalists, have joined forces to form a new prize-giving body in protest after the Swedish Academy was plunged into sex scandal.

近日，包括作家、藝術家和記者在內的107名瑞典知識分子參與到成立一個全新頒獎機構的隊伍中，抗議瑞典文學院陷入性醜聞。

The new literature award, which carries a prize of around $113,000, will be handed out at a Dec 10 ceremony.

此項新文學獎將在12月10日的典禮上揭幕，獎金約爲11.3萬美元。

The winner, who may come from anywhere in the world and must have published at least one literary work in the last 10 years, will be announced on Oct 14.

參選者不限國籍，須在過去十年裏至少出版過一部文學作品，獲獎者將於10月14日揭曉。

But some observers are skeptical about whether the New Academy can compare with the Nobel Literature Prize's history of recognizing distinguished author like Ernest Hemingway.

不過一些觀察人士懷疑，新文學獎能否與曾甄選出歐內斯特·海明威這樣優秀作家的諾貝爾文學獎媲美。

Others are indifferent to the initiative. "They're free to do as they wish," Swedish Academy member Per Wastberg told AFP.

另一些人則對這一獎項反應冷淡。瑞典文學院會員佩爾·韋斯特伯格向法新社透露：“他們可以按照自己的意願自由行動。”