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Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13, 2016, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". [9] [10] It is the first time since 1993 that the Nobel committee has offered the award in the category of American literature. [11]
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born 1941) "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". [1] The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 13 October 2016. [ 2 ]
Bob Dylan, regarded as the voice of a generation for his influential songs from the 1960s onwards, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in a surprise decision that made him the only singer ...
Dylan's award for the Literature Prize was questioned; some stated that it was done out of Dylan's popularity rather than any virtuosic quality about his work, while others found that giving the award to a songwriter-musician diminished its reputation. [10] Karl Ove Knausgård told The Guardian: "I'm very divided. I love that the Nobel ...
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature, organizers of the award said Thursday.
In 1996, Gordon Ball of the Virginia Military Institute nominated Dylan for the Nobel Prize in Literature, [455] [456] initiating a campaign that lasted for 20 years. [457] On October 13, 2016, the Nobel committee announced that it would be awarding Dylan the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song ...
Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.' 'Greatest living poet' Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize ...
Bob Dylan has been relatively tight-lipped since word tumbled out that he was chosen to receive a Nobel Prize. Bob Dylan finally reacts to his Nobel Prize win Skip to main content