COPENHAGEN, Denmark --- Two former members of the prestigious body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature who quit in the wake of a sex abuse and financial crimes scandal have dismissed reports they were returning to the Swedish Academy. Former permanent secretary Sara Danius wrote on her Facebook page Friday that "presently, I have no such plans." She said a report from Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, "was erroneous." Peter Englund, another board member who quit in April, told Sweden's news agency TT that "currently I have no plans to return to work" at the Swedish Academy. "However, I wish to play a constructive role in the rebuilding of this institution. This mea...
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