Have both Benjamin Spock and Yaşar Kemal been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Yaşar Kemal Yaşar Kemal (born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli; 6 October 1923 – 28 February 2015) was a Turkish writer and human rights activist of Kurdish origin. He was one of Turkey's leading writers. 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".
Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor "(b. 1984)" – also known as Aqmal N., is a Singaporean full-time educator, best known as a musician, singer/songwriter, researcher and activist of literary arts. His song, "Warkah Cinta Dunia" (2009) has been distributed worldwide in internet websites such as Amazon, Rhapsody, iTunes, Napster, eMusic, SonicTap, ShockHound, iMesh and Nokia.