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".
Alan Steinberg Dr. Alan L. Steinberg is an American author. He wrote the libretto for the opera "The Falcon and the Sailor Boy", which was performed at SUNY Potsdam in 2006, starring Stephanie Blythe.