Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing.

Counters the head of the U.S. National Book Foundation: "Put him in touch with me, and I'll send him a reading list."

[we're not insular - we're just American first, and that's not European enough for , well, Europeans {remember: when EUNuchs say 'international' or 'world' or 'global' they mean 'like Europe'. Who's insular?}

Besides: Stan Lee is American.]

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