Bob Dylan

Wednesday, September 23

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Bob Dylan's Nobel speech: a splendidly eccentric performance

Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan has finally given his award speech – but what does it all mean? Professor of Writing and Literature David McCooey suggests it may be the singer’s most Dylanesque performance yet.

Bob Dylan - described by one member of the Nobel Academy as "probably the greatest living poet". Photo: EPA

Bob Dylan becomes first singer to win Nobel Prize for Literature

Bob Dylan, regarded as the voice of a generation for his influential songs from the 1960s onwards, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in a surprise decision that made him the only singer-songwriter to win the award.