tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105052.post1825226938805943442..comments2008-10-12T05:26:08.277+01:00Comments on A Welsh Born Icon: Who?Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11805953367604412662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105052.post-78646806210423827372008-10-12T05:26:00.000+01:002008-10-12T05:26:00.000+01:00The fact that a French-man won the Nobel Prize for...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.<BR/><BR/>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?<BR/><BR/>Yes Esperanto was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature, in the name of Icelandic poet Baldur Ragnarrson.<BR/><BR/>This is true. Esperanto does have its own original literature. Please check http://www.esperanto.net to confirm.Brian Barkerhttp://www.lernu.netnoreply@blogger.com