<P> The 2009 prize awarded to Herta Müller was attacked because many US literary critics and professors had never heard of Müller before . This reignited criticism that the committee was too Eurocentric . </P> <Dl> <Dt> 2005 </Dt> </Dl> <P> The 2005 prize went to Harold Pinter "who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms"... The award was delayed for some days, apparently due to Knut Ahnlund's resignation . In turn, this renewed speculation about a "political element" existing in the Swedish Academy's awarding of the Prize . Although poor health prevented him from giving his controversial Nobel Lecture, "Art, Truth and Politics", in person, he appeared on video, which was simultaneously transmitted on Britain's Channel Four . The issue of "political stance" was also raised in response to Orhan Pamuk and Doris Lessing, prizewinners in 2006 and 2007, respectively . </P> <P> The 2004 prize was awarded to Elfriede Jelinek . Inactive since 1996 Academy member Knut Ahnlund resigned, alleging that selecting Jelinek had caused "irreparable damage" to the prize's reputation . </P>

Why noble prize is not given in the field of mathematics