Svetlana Aleksievich

The literature laureate will be announced on October 9 at 2 p.m. EEST.

The writer plans to distribute her books "in the area where Lukashenka is going to build a nuclear power plant."

Nobel Prize nominee Svyatlana Aleksievich congratulates winner Alice Munro although she hasn't read her books.

Belarusian writer tops betting charts several hours before the announcement of Nobel Prize laureate, according to the bookmaking firm Ladbrokes.

Belarusian writer Svyatlana Aleksievich keeps the third position in the bookmakers' rankings.

On Wednesday, the writer flies to a book fair in Frankfurt, while on October 10 it will be announced whether she got the Nobel Prize.