Literature Nobel Timed for Frankfurt The Swedish Academy announced on Friday that the 2007 Nobel Laureate for Literature will be named this Thursday, October 11, at 1 PM Stockholm time. “Odds-makers [are] tipping well-tried names to take a prize that often goes to the obscure or controversial.” One British bookmaker ranks the favorites in this order: Italian novelist and essayist Claudio Magris; Australian “bush” poet Les Murray; Philip Roth; Swedish poet Thomas Transtromer; and perennial contender Syrian-Lebanese poet Adonis. Reuters says Ladbrokes has “called it right for three years running with the leader in its wagering winning the Nobel, including […]