Who contested Eyvind Johnson's Nobel Prize win?
American authors
British authors
Russian authors
Swedish authors
Answer
Swedish authors contested Eyvind Johnson's Nobel Prize in Literature win in 1974. They argued that Johnson's work lacked originality and was not of the same caliber as other Swedish writers who had received the prize. The controversy surrounding Johnson's win highlighted the subjective nature of literary criticism and the challenges faced by the Nobel Committee in selecting a single recipient each year.
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