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A list about potential future Nobel Prize winners (part I)

Disclaimer: I'm sure there will be many authors I've missed out simply because I haven't heard of them. It is impossible for me to read anything not published or translated into English or French. Or works that I cannot get a hold of even if translations exist ( the book market in Trinidad is a bit limited. It's not a perfect world). I'm making guesses with the material I have and hopefully the guesses are good. In no particular order: 12. Chinua Achebe - Nigeria Language : English Genres: Poems; Short Stories; Essays; Novels Reference Works: Things Fall Apart (1958); A Man of the People (1966); Hopes and Impediments (1988) 11. E.L. Doctorow - United States of America Language: English Genre: Novels, Essays, Short Stories, Plays Reference Works: The Book of Daniel (1971); Ragtime (1975); The March (2005) 10. Yasar Kemal - Turkey Language : Turkish Genre: Novel, Plays Reference Works: Memed, My Hawk (1955); Teneke (1955); The Legen...