15.10.05

"Politics may have helped me win Nobel"

"Harold Pinter, the British playwright, said today that his longstanding political activism may have played a role in the decision to award him the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Pinter acknowledged that he was known not just for his 29 plays but also for political activities and opposition to the war in Iraq.
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His efforts in promoting human rights were also praised by the jury, which was rumoured to be split over the decision."

O artigo completo pode ser lido AQUI. Agradeço ao lucklucky pela dica que deixou em um comentário no Blasfémias.