Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins a list of previous winners that also includes Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, Samuel Beckett, and more. Dylan was awarded the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” The prize comes with a cash award of 8 million Swedish kronor (over 900,000 U.S. dollars).

Below, you can find video of the announcement, as well as an interview with Sara Danius (the Swedish Academy’s Permanent Secretary), who calls Dylan “a great poet in the English tradition.” President Obama also congratulated Dylan on the honor, calling him “one of [his] favorite poets.” You can find more information on past Nobel laureates here

Read “Beyond the Bootlegs: Bob Dylan’s Unreleased Holy Grails” on the Pitch. 

Announcement of the 2016 #NobelPrize in Literature https://t.co/VXayV4bvhC

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 13, 2016

Interview with Permanent Secretary Sara Danius #NobelPrize https://t.co/vXUDvB0pgH

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 13, 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

Congratulations to one of my favorite poets, Bob Dylan, on a well-deserved Nobel. https://t.co/c9cnANWPCS

— President Obama (@POTUS) October 13, 2016

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