PINTER’S ‘PRATTLE’ WINS NOBEL

British writer Harold Pinter was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature this morning. The Swedish Academy notes that in his plays he “uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms.” The academy made no mention of the “shame and disgust” Pinter has said he feels about Britain’s subservience to the United States and its participation in the war in Iraq. But we assume the prize offers implicit agreement with his stance, and we hope he’ll use his acceptance speech to highlight it. Watch the announcement in six languages: Norwegian, Swedish, English, French, German and Russian. The academy’s prattle does not come in Chinese, Japanese, Spanish or Italian.
— Tireless Staff of Thousands

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