Nobel Prize Judges Face Crisis 'Worse Than One Can Imagine' After Resignations
Three members of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize in literature, protested its response to a simmering scandal by resigning their permanent roles. Now, the group is in a tough spot.
After three members of the Swedish Academy resigned Friday, protesting its response to a long-simmering scandal, the committee known for awarding the Nobel Prize in literature has found itself in unfamiliar — and precarious — territory: Beyond examining the merits of an author's past work, as it does each year, the centuries-old group is now also facing questions about its own future.
, the academy's former permanent secretary, and authors and all resigned their technically permanent positions on the 18-member committee in quick succession, citing allegations against a high-profile figure closely
