Have both Benjamin Spock and Yaşar Kemal been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature? 
Yaşar Kemal:  He received 38 awards during his lifetime and had been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature on the strength of "Memed, My Hawk". Benjamin Spock: Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book "Baby and Child Care" (1946) is one of the best-sellers of all time.
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