Ladbrokes Says Syrian Poet Adonis Is Smart Bet for Nobel Prize

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Never mind Philip Roth. This could finally be the year Syrian poet Adonis snags the Nobel Prize for Literature.

That’s the word from bet-loving Britain, where bookmaker Ladbrokes has transformed the uppity award, which will be announced on Oct. 6, into the cultural equivalent of the Grand National.