DrmDoc Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) How do you feel about this year's recipient of the prize, Bob Dylan? Deserved and appropriate...or not? Edited October 21, 2016 by DrmDoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sriman Dutta Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 How many roads must a man come down before you call him a man That's Bob Dylan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrmDoc Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Still, more controversy from remarks by a Nobel academy member. According this MSN article, Swedish writer Per Wastberg says Dylan's lack of response is "impolite and arrogant." The article also says Dylan isn't the only person who has ever snubbed the academy. Apparently, Albert Einstein also failed to show for his Nobel prize in physics back in 1921. Didn't he predict he'd win and promise the proceeds of that award to his wife in a divorce or separation settlement? So, do you agree with Mr. Wastberg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordief Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Should they have contacted him before announcing it in public? Found out ahead of time if there was likely to be a problem... People have said it was an odd political decision to coincide with the US elections. Perhaps he might not like to be a "pawn in the game " and considers their choice to lack sincerity, If he did then he would be complicit in accepting it. Edited October 22, 2016 by geordief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrmDoc Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Should they have contacted him before announcing it in public? Found out ahead of time if there was likely to be a problem... People have said it was an odd political decision to coincide with the US elections. Perhaps he might not like to be a "pawn in the game " and considers their choice to lack sincerity, If he did then he would be complicit in accepting it. According to the MSN article, Mr. Dylan has an aversion to media...yet he has received equally publicized awards (e.g., Presidential Medal of Freedom), which he has publicly accepted. His reticence isn't easy to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampitump Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I heard it on npr news as I was driving to school that morning. I was surprised by it a little, but it doesn't seem totally out of the question for me. Then again, I'm not expert in literature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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