Who will win the 2014 Nobel Prize in literature?

Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, known for his multi-volume autobiography, makes his first appearance on the list of potential Nobel Prize winners.  (Ulf Andersen / Getty Images)

Austrian writer Peter Handke, right, receiving the Ibsen Award, is in ninth place in the race for the Nobel Prize, according to Ladbrokes.  (Fredrik Varfjell / EPA)

American author Joyce Carol Oates, a Nobel Prize contender, was in 12th place Monday, according to Ladbrokes.  (Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Getty Images)

Israeli novelist Amos Oz has odds of 33-1 to win the Nobel Prize, Ladbrokes says.  (Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press)

Syrian poet Adonis is frequently considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize; this year oddsmakers put him in fourth place.  (Charly Triballeau / AFP/Getty Images)

Algerian writer Assia Djebar’s odds for getting the Nobel Prize are currently at 14/1.  (Olivier Laban-Mattei / AFP/Getty Images)

Albanian writer Ismail Kadare is currently ranked fifth in the race for the Nobel Prize.  (Ulf Andersen / Getty Images)

Oddsmakers put French writer Patrick Modiano in sixth place in the race for the Nobel Prize.  (Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)

Norwegian author Jon Fosse, one of the most-performed playwrights in Europe, is among the top 10 contenders for the Nobel Prize.  (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)