Rock legend Bob Dylan wins Nobel prize in literatureREUTERS Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in a surprise decision that makes him the only singer-songwriter ever to win the award. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS Singer Bob Dylan has become the first singer-songwriter to win the Nobel prize for literature. Although long rumoured as a contender for the prize, Dylan was far down the list of predicted winners, which included such renown writers as Haruki Murakami and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o. Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Nobel Academy, told a news conference there was "great unity" in the panel's decision to give Dylan the prize. "Bob Dylan writes poetry for the ear," she said.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 16:07 UTC