To argue a bit I'd say that the science prizes have it a bit easier.
Here's the criteria that Alfred Nobel set out in his will[0] for the literature prize (kinda badly translated from 19th century Swedish): "one part to whom in literature have produced the most excellent work in an ideal direction".
You have had 18 members of the Swedish Academy debating what the hell that means since forever.
Here's the criteria that Alfred Nobel set out in his will[0] for the literature prize (kinda badly translated from 19th century Swedish): "one part to whom in literature have produced the most excellent work in an ideal direction".
You have had 18 members of the Swedish Academy debating what the hell that means since forever.
[0] https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred-nobel/alfred-nobels-testam...