He was chosen from among a host of prominant writers, including John Updike, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Saul Bellow, Gunter Grass and Muriel Spark.
On je izabran među mnoštvom istaknutih književnika, uključujući Džona Apdajka, Gabrijela Garsiju Markesa, Sola Beloua, Gintera Grasa i Mjuriel Spark.