FILE: Don DeLillo, a contender for the Nobel Literature Prize Literary circles are abuzz with speculation ahead of Thursday's Nobel Literature Prize announcement, with award watchers suggesting this year's honours could go to a controversial writer such as Syrian-born poet Adonis. Some of the same names have been making the rounds for several years, including Ngugi wa Thiong'o of Kenya, Don DeLillo and Joyce Carol Oates of the US and Haruki Murakami of Japan. FILE IMAGES of Don DeLillo