Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016, for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the Swedish Academy announced Thursday.
The award is given for a lifetime of literary writing rather than a single body of work. The Academy described Dylan as “a great sampler… and for 54 years he has been at it, reinventing himself.” He will receive 8 million Swedish krona ($927,740) in prize money.
"Dylan has the status of an icon," said Sara Danius, permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. "His influence on contemporary music is profound."
Danius added that "if you look far back, 5000 years, you discover Homer and Sappho. They wrote poetic texts which were meant to be performed, and it’s the same way for Bob Dylan. We still read Homer and Sappho, and we enjoy it."
INC News, 13/10/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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