Nobel Literature Prize Set for Thursday as Betting Odds Highlight Leading Contenders
The Swedish Academy will award the Nobel Prize in literature in Stockholm on Thursday. Live coverage of the announcement is planned to begin at 6:45 a.m. EDT. The 2025 laureate was Hungarian novelist Lászlo Krasznahorkai. Ladbrokes has released betting odds for the upcoming prize, giving Chinese author Can Xue a 10/1 chance, with Haruki Murakami at 14/1 and Gerald Murnane and Thomas Pynchon at 16/1. Other authors such as Cristina Rivera Garza, Enrique Vila‑Matas, Lídia Jorge, Ljudmila Ulickaja, Margaret Atwood and Michel Houellebecq are listed at 20/1, while Stephen King and J. K. Rowling carry 50/1 odds.
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Why it matters
It signals which writer may receive one of the world’s most prestigious literary honors and reflects global cultural interest.
How this story developed
- Oct 1 Ladbrokes lists top contenders for upcoming Nobel literature prize
- Oct 8 Live broadcast details and betting odds have been released.
