Nobel Split Delays Book Prize

The rumors continue to swirl of the delay in awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature. According to the Guardian, there is some internal debate as to whether Orhan Pamuk should win:

"Pamuk's latest novel, Snow, has been widely acclaimed for addressing Turkey's internal clash of cultures. His earlier work, My Name is Red, established his literary prowess. But the author is controversial for an assertion he made in a newspaper interview earlier this year that the Turkish state was guilty of a 20th century genocide against Armenians and Kurds. He faces trial for the comments in his country on 16 December."

This award should be based on works, not what authors say or do outside of the job. If this was the case, half of the players in the baseball hall of fame shouldn't have been inducted.

I'm still pulling for Joyce Carol Oates...then again, my vote doesn't count. This is isn't the Quills.