Recognition for Harold Pinter

"I heard the news of the prize at 20 to 12 this morning, only 20 minutes before the official announcement. It had never occurred to me that I was a contender. They called me and said you're going to receive a call from the chairman of the Nobel committee and I think I said 'why?'. The chairman said 'You've won the Nobel Prize for Literature.' I was speechless and remained so for another couple of minutes. But I was very moved by this even though I hadn't really taken it in. Why they've given me this prize I don't know.

I was really pleased to read that Harold Pinter had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and I think his reaction was wonderful. Perhaps now, we will be able to see more of his work here in the UK. I look forward to reading his acceptance speech, as he claims he has never had to speak for as long a time as 45minutes.