Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete

Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete: "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.'"