The Swedish Academy, in its citation, while awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature to the American musician Bob Dylan credited him with “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. Yes, the general consensus is that Bob Dylan is a great musician, and probably one of the greatest. But a slight bewilderment at the decision of the Nobel Committee to award Mr Robert Allen Zimmerman the Nobel Prize in Literature. “But who are you to call what Bob Dylan created not literature?” I am asked. Bob Dylan should be in contention for prizes with Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.

Source: Hindustan Times October 14, 2016 09:11 UTC