Nobel panel gives up knockin’ on Dylan’s door https://t.co/WwumW24QzE
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 17, 2016
- Bob Dylan has yet to respond to being awarded the Nobel prize
- The permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, told reporters that they've tried to reach him and received friendly replies by those close to him but no word from Dylan himself.
- Dylan gave a concert in Las Vegas on the day he was awarded the Nobel prize, but made no mention of the accolade. His set ended with a cover of a cover of Frank Sinatra’s Why Try to Change Me Now.
- Every 10 December, Nobel prize winners are invited to Stockholm to receive their awards and give a speech during a banquet. It's unclear whether Dylan will attend.
- Dylan, 75, is the first songwriter to win the literature prize. The award caused some controversy, particularly among high-profile writers who doubted the literary merits of Dylan’s work.
- The Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine tweeted that Bob Dylan winning a Nobel in Literature is like Mrs Fields being awarded 3 Michelin stars.
- Others - like Lin-Manuel Miranda - were much more welcoming of the historic decision of the Swedish Academy.
Novelists grousing about Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize: green looks hideous on you. #ThereMustBeSomethingHappeningButYouDontKnowWhatItIs#DoYou
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 13, 2016
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