Bob Dylan, Titan Of American Music, Wins 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature
LONDON — The singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” in the words of the Swedish Academy. He is the first American to win since the novelist Toni Morrison, in 1993. The announcement, in Stockholm, came as something of a surprise. Although Mr. Dylan, 75, has been mentioned often as having an outside shot at the prize, his work does not fit into the traditional literary canons of novels, poetry and short stories that the prize has traditionally recognized. __________________________________________________________________ English English [pdf] Swedish Swedish [pdf] The Permanent Secretary Press Release 13 October 2016 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 Bob Dylan The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". Press ...