Comments on: Weekend Edition: 10-11 http://prairieprogressive.com/2008/10/11/weekend-edition-10-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekend-edition-10-11 a blog about books, reading and other things that bring nuance to life Mon, 21 May 2012 15:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brian Barkerhttp://prairieprogressive.com/2008/10/11/weekend-edition-10-11/comment-page-1/#comment-6643 Brian Barker Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:39:30 +0000 http://prairieprogressive.com/?p=1813#comment-6643 The fact that a French-man won the Nobel Prize for Literature will certainly annoy the anglophiles. After all, everyone now accepts that English is the international language.I apologise for the satire, but speak as a native English speaker. Then, if English is unacceptable, on grounds of linguistic imperialism, what about Esperanto?Yes Esperanto was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature, in the name of Icelandic poet Baldur Ragnarrson.This is true. Esperanto does have its own original literature. Please check http://www.esperanto.net to confirm. The fact that a French-man won the Nobel Prize for Literature will certainly annoy the anglophiles. After all, everyone now accepts that English is the international language.

I apologise for the satire, but speak as a native English speaker. Then, if English is unacceptable, on grounds of linguistic imperialism, what about Esperanto?

Yes Esperanto was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature, in the name of Icelandic poet Baldur Ragnarrson.

This is true. Esperanto does have its own original literature. Please check http://www.esperanto.net to confirm.

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