How likely is Lin Han to win this year's Nobel Prize in Literature?

This issue has become a topic of debate among netizens. Of course, everyone supports Lin Han to bring Nobel back to China again, but there are also some rational and stupid people.

"It's not me that Lin Han's chances of winning the prize are about 5 million for me to buy a lottery ticket. He is a science fiction writer and wants to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which is simply fantastic!"

"That's right, this list of odds is purely funny. Just look at Haruki Murakami ranked first."

"Reasonably, I really want to win the prize. But this is 100% impossible. Don't think that Nobel is as simple as winning a few Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards."

"Maybe Lin Han is not qualified to participate in the selection, and I don't know what people are having fun on the Internet!"

"Lin Han is still too young and has no convincing power to win the Nobel Prize in Literature."

"Anyway, I, Lin Aotian, are not convinced. There are many writers in China who are good at writing in Lin Han. Why choose him? Is it because of his high reputation?"

"A science fiction writer wants to get Nobel too? Could it be that he hasn't woken up!"

"Hahahaha, let's talk about it when Lin Han writes some literary novels."

"Liu Xinwu, Lu Yao, Jia Pingwa, Zhang Xianliang, Wang Meng, Tie Ning, Gao Xingjian, which of these are worse than Lin Han? It's not because Lin Han's novels are sold well abroad! I think Lin Han needs to win a heavyweight literary prize and come and see the Nobel!"

These people are essentially good, but in their words, they feel that science fiction writers seem to be much lower than these traditional writers.

But they just don’t feel confident, and many people have never read Lin Han’s science fiction novels at all. Such people are actually speaking and discussing.

Just from the author and the type of work, the classic science fiction works are rejected!

Of course, Lin Han’s fans can’t stand it anymore. Of course, they also know that the probability of winning the award is slim, but they cannot increase the prestige of others and destroy their ambitions!

These people especially don’t like netizens’ random criticism of science fiction novels. This kind of contempt has not been experienced for a long time.

"Are you all blind people who say that Teacher Lin does not have a heavyweight literary award? Have you forgotten the French Goncourt Literature Award? This is the oldest and most valuable literary award in the world!"

"Can you please read the novel before making a comment?"

"It's really awesome. There are indeed many writers in China who write more literary than Teacher Lin, but there is nothing they can do if others can't understand their works. It's not that Lin Han doesn't let them go out to participate in the selection!"

"Although I don't know why Teacher Lin suddenly appeared on the Nobel Prize list, this is definitely a good thing! Is Teacher Lin the first writer to participate in the literary prize competition in the 1980s?"

"Support Lin Han, science fiction is also a kind of novel. He writes so well, so of course he can participate!"

"After reading works such as "Hippleian", you will know that Lin Han is definitely not a person who can only write stories, and his writing style is also great!"

These people are still restrained on the Internet and are not as squabbling as fans and blacks in entertainment stars.

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At this time, Lin Han was holding the phone. Xinhuanet reporters were also very powerful. I don’t know why I found my contact information and wanted to come and have an interview.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, I am Zhang Jing, a reporter from Xinhuanet. Can I disturb you for two minutes?"

Zhang Jing on the other end of the phone was a little nervous. This interview was completely temporary and he did not make an appointment with Lin Han's company at all.

Fortunately, Lin Han is not that particular person, so he said, "Yes, then you have to hurry up."

Zhang Jing calmed down. Her phone was being recorded, and then quickly asked her first question, "First of all, congratulations, today the Swedish Daily reported that you were on the short list of the Nobel Prize in Literature and will compete for this year's awards. Do you know?"

"If it's about this news, I know. But the authenticity of this news is hard to say. After all, the Nobel Prize in Literature will be kept confidential for 50 years, and no one knows the authenticity. You can only know when the results come out."

Lin Han is indeed to be honest. What he can know at the moment is that he was recommended to the long list by Cai Yu, the vice president of Peking University. As for whether he has entered the short list, only the Swedish Academy of Literature knows it.

Zhang Jing quickly asked, "Did you ever think about getting this award?"

"If I say no, it will definitely be too fake. In the history of the Nobel Prize in Literature, like Tolstoy and Kafka did not win the prize. It involves all aspects of the problem and is a little more political. If it is rated, it will definitely be a good thing. If it is not rated, it will be no big deal."

Lin Han doesn't want to be portrayed by the media as a resentful husband like Haruki Murakami. He is completely blocked by the media if he fails repeatedly and fails repeatedly. Maybe Haruki Murakami himself doesn't care too much at all, and may even be angry with the media's high-profile reports.

Xinhuanet is a very good platform with high authority and journalists are morally polite. They will not take things out of context and deliberately hype topics.

This is also why Lin Han is willing to accept an interview!

"Then do you think you or Chinese writers still have hope of winning awards in the future?"

Zhang Jing asked with great concern that there was already Mo Yan before, and would there be another writer in the future?

Lin Han thought for a few seconds and replied: "Of course there is hope."

"First of all, our writers do not lack strength. All they lack is an opportunity to go out. Now Chinese literature is not the mainstream literature in the world. We have many writers similar to Mo Yan, and they all have strength. As long as we continue to work hard to create, and at the same time pay attention to translation and promotion, we can let foreigners understand Chinese literature more."

Speaking of this, Lin Han couldn't help but think of the branches opened by Xinhua Bookstore overseas. If they were all in Chinese, how many foreigners could understand it?

"Yeah, that's true. Translation must be strengthened!" Zhang Jing said in agreement.

Lin Han said in a joke tone: "Chinese readers are probably the ones in the world who care about the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize has a deep mass base in our country, and everything is possible in the future!"

"Thank you for taking the time to be interviewed. I wish you a reward for this Nobel Prize."

Zhang Jing said politely. She didn't expect Lin Han to cooperate so well and accepted the telephone interview, and she thought she would be turned away!

The Nobel Prize in Literature has developed to this day and is no longer a literary award, and it plays an important role in the entire publishing industry.

Popular Literature Prizes have always been a relatively obvious driving force for the sales of literary works, among which the Nobel Prize for Literature is the most prominent!

The 2015 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Alexeyevich's work increased by nearly 74 times a month after Amazon China's sales compared to the month before the award.

Patrick Modiano, the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, saw a 240-fold increase in sales of his works within one month after the award was announced.

The sales performance of her works by the 2013 Nobel Prize winner Alice Monroe was more outstanding. The sales volume of her works increased by nearly 1,500 times in the month after her award!

After all, this type of literary work is definitely not as good as popular novels in sales. If Lin Han or other best-selling writers who write popular novels win the Nobel Prize in Literature, the growth rate will be quite limited.
Chapter completed!