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Bob Dylan | |
![]() "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." | |
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Presented by | Swedish Academy |
First awarded | 1901 |
Website | Official website |
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born 1941) "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".[1] The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 13 October 2016.[2] He is the 12th Nobel laureate from the United States.