Why Stephen King won't win the Nobel Prize
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
- Stephen King is one of America’s most prolific best-seller authors, why is he never in the running for a Nobel Prize for Literature? With over 70 novels to his credit, his books have sold nearly 400 million copies worldwide, making him one of the most read and commercially most successful authors of all time. His range of horror, supernatural fiction, science-fiction, and fantasy novels has left a mark on American popular culture. Iconic characters like Pennywise the Clown or the rabid dog Cujo are household names the world over - the author himself was even immortalized with cartoon figure cameos in the animated comedy series "The Simpsons."
In addition to all that, Stephen King has won almost every prize going. There’s only one prize that seems to elude him: the Nobel Prize for Literature. Best-selling author or not, Stephen King has yet to be considered on the list of nominees for literature’s most prestigious award.
But why is that, exactly? DW’s literature expert Traci Kim does some digging with the critics whilst paying homage to the celebrated “King of Horror!”
(As of 2021)
00:00 Intro
01:42 Does he deserve the Nobel Prize?
03:58 What is the Nobel Prize?
04:47 The Inequality of the Prize
07:02 The Critics
09:03 His Work
11:30 His Popular Fans
14:50 Obscure Prize Winners of the Past
18:52 Rethinking the Criteria of Winning
22:13 What is Stephen King about?
23:20 Great Writers who didn't win
24:28 Conclusion
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Stephen King has had a huge impact in pop culture just like Bob Dylan had it on the American song. His books have had multiple movie adaptations, and some of those have become some of the most influential films of all time. If not for the quality of his prose (which is debatable) his legacy deserves recognition.
So did h p lovecraft or Agatha christie and These are better writers
I've been wanting to have this conversation with someone for so long! Thanks for talking about this. Great topic!
This was an excellent and highly thought provoking video. You did a good job of weighing the pros and cons. It's just one person's opinion, but in view of the fact that the award is for lifetime achievement in a field that seeks to entertain as well as inform, King should be strongly considered.
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He deserves to take that prize!
Don't forget Jorge Luis Borges!
Shakespeare & Ben Jonson would have laughed at Bloom. Milton would have loathed Bloom & Bloom would have had Milton reconsidering free speech. King has it all: craft, art, intelligence, & he knows how to have a good time while tackling difficult subject matter. He's a genius.
Sorry, we may not be following along yet. Could you please elaborate on your point?
@@DWHistoryandCulture Bloom is a snob.
Not a single screenplay has won a Nobel Prize, yet screenplays are more influential than novels, plays, or poetry.
"I am ecstatic that Bob Dylan has won the Nobel. A great and good thing in a season of sleaze and sadness."
- @Stephen King - 13/Oct/2016
Maybe it is time someone asks him if he wants to win it.
People don't want to be nominated for NPs anymore.
They've become a booby prize.
Getting one is an affirmation that you have no talent or youre not actually good at what you've been nominated for.
King should definitely get one.
Ok "in which field" is what Obama should have said. He was just as confused! 😂
the same reason a good mass hit movie wouldn’t win an oscar
If he wins it, the Prize would become even more insignificant than it already is.
Excellent video...and I'm a King fan. Only problem is his work is a mile wide and an inch deep.
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Coca-Cola should be awarded a Nobel Prize for its effort in public health because that's what people actually drink
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Hearts in Atlantis, Stand by me (The body),The green mile and many more epic stories besides being the best horror/mystery writer in the world, King is a master of describing enviroments and characters.
I think he actually DO deserve the Nobel Prize.
Who cares about Nobel prizes when you have a vast fame worldwide? 🤷🏻♂️
His impact on some basic areas of literature is obvious whether some people like it or not!
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Chekhov, Proust, Joyce, Woolf, Kafka, and Storni were nowhere near the Nobel Prize in Literature because they were never nominated in the first place. Search the Nobel nomination archive. If they were nominated, they will be included in the committee's deliberations and earn chances of winning. Before naming famous literary figures who never got the prize, try researching first why.
4:40 Of course they are all white it's Sweden for God's sake! 😂 Great documentary btw
So I took a class on the Nobel Prize when I was in college. One of the assignments was to write a nomination letter. I chose to nominate Stephen King for the prize in Literature. I hope one day King’s being awarded the prize actually happens.
Like most "prizes" and "awards", they are kind of useless and self-serving. I will say though, all of the winners deserve their recognition as a nod to their success, but there are many many more who may deserve equell accolades. I think the Nobel is best for science, where there is no debate about "concrete" positive contributions to humanity.
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It's easier to write bad books than good ones, that's why King is so prolific.
Snob
One of history’s greatest writers. Of course he should.
Bob Dylan deserves the Nobel Prize. Period.
I love Bob Dylan but I respectfully disagree.
@@Snarl_Marx Why? He might not have created a new form of expression, but he surely perfected the ones that were already in place, and no one has done better since him.
One of the reasons is because is a bad writer
Stephen King should get the Nobel Prize. You want proof? Let me present exhibit a, Different Seasons.
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Stephen King wrote many books, but pulp books and trashy. You have no idea about literature. Popular pulp books never get any literery award. Pls D W channel produced a outrated document.
The man has a closed mind. He is a faithful leftist and doesn't even give the right wing even the benefit of consideration. A writer should be more open. That's the reason I feel he doesn't deserve Nobel prize for literature
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Because he’s a very bad writer.
No need to be mean, even if you don't like his work.