Literary circles cheered in awe on Thursday as musician Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize for creating new poetic expression within the great American song tradition.
This announcement rounded off the Nobel award season for 2016.
BREAKING 2016 #NobelPrize in Literature to Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition" pic.twitter.com/XYkeJKRfhv
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 13, 2016
2016 Literature Laureate Bob Dylan, age 75, born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. #NobelPrize
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 13, 2016
The announcement was unique this year because the award was for the first time to someone primarily seen as a musician. He had been mentioned in the Nobel speculation for years, not many had expected the academy to extend the prestigious award to a genre such as pop music.
"Dylan has the status of an icon. His influence on contemporary music is profound," the Swedish Academy said on Thursday, when they awarded the 8 million Swedish crown ($9,30,000) prize.
The Swedish Academy announced this year's winner a week later than usual because of scheduling issues but insisted that it had nothing to do with any disagreements on the awarding panel.
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