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Bob Dylan - Nobel Prize for Literature

Started by Ecurb Noselrub, October 13, 2016, 12:44:43 PM

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Davin

Always question all authorities because the authority you don't question is the most dangerous... except me, never question me.

Ecurb Noselrub

Yes, he's probably had more impact on the way the western world sees things than most writers.

Pasta Chick


Asmodean

Hmm... I oppose with no better candidate.
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Tom62

I object as well, there are many better authors than Bob Dylan.  I'd rather give the Nobel Prize to John Irving, Iain M. Banks, Cormac McCarthy or even Stephen King.
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Pasta Chick

I guess I don't really know too much about Nobel prizes... has the literature category historically included poetry? If so, this seems perfectly reasonable. If it generally reserved for novels, then I suppose it doesn't really make much sense.

Ecurb Noselrub

Poets have won before.  Dylan is as good a modern poet as we have.

Bad Penny II

Of course he deserves it and a peace one too.
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OldGit

I don't know how he feels about it, but the Dylan I worshipped in the 60's would have been horrified and maybe there really would have been reason to shout "Judas".

xSilverPhinx

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Ecurb Noselrub

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 18, 2016, 02:47:50 PM
Apparently Dylan doesn't have much to say to the Swedish Academy...

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bob-dylan-nobel-prize-winner-2016-barack-obama-a7362006.html
They said they were tired of "knock, knock, knockin' on" Dylan's door. 

Then he said "it ain't me babe, it ain't me you're looking for babe."

Then they said "don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall" because maybe someone else wants it.

Then he said "you just sorta wasted my precious time - don't think twice, it's alright."

Then they said "how does it feel, to be on your own, without" a Nobel prize.

And he said "how many times will it take" till they know I don't want it.



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OldGit


Essie Mae

That's all as may be, but he's bloody rude if the papers are to be believed.
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