每到新年将临的前夕,世界上就显得格外喧嚣,因为这正是每一年度诺贝尔文学奖决定得奖人的时候。名单尚待公布,在得主尚未决定之际,便有各种猜测;美国文坛亦不例外。众多候选人中,托玛士·品钦和乔埃斯·卡罗尔·欧茨二人的大名,颇得关心文学奖者的瞩目。此外候选榜上有名的还有V·S·纳保尔,陶里斯·莱辛,以及玛格里特·阿特伍德诸人, On the eve of the new year approaching, the world is particularly noisy because it is the time for the Nobel Prize for Literature to be awarded each year. The list is yet to be announced, with all the speculation that the winners have not yet decided; the American literary world is no exception. Among the many candidates, the names of Tomato Pynchon and Joyce Carol Oates are quite concerned about the attention of the literary prize winners. In addition to the list of candidates were v.Snapor, Tauri Lessing, and Margaret Atwood,