STOCKHOLM: In tatters after a #MeToo scandal, the Swedish Academy has postponed this year´s Nobel Literature Prize, leaving an empty page for 2018 as it attempts to reform the venerable institution.
Created in 1786 by King Gustav III and modelled on its French elder, the Swedish Academy has selected the winner of the prestigious literary distinction since it was first awarded in 1901.
Some of the 18 members, who are appointed for life, have refused to participate in the Academy's work over the row -- including its first female permanent secretary Sara Danius -- leaving it without a quorum.
And in the months since the scandal erupted, the usually-discreet members have exchanged ugly jibes in the media.
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