Ever since Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature last week, he has remained silent and not chosen to even acknowledge his win.
The Swedish Academy was unable to get in touch with him, and now a member of the Nobel Academy, Swedish writer Per Wastberg has called Dylan “impolite and arrogant” as reported by The Guardian.
The evening of the announcement on 13 October, Dylan played a concert in Las Vegas, with no comment about the accolade.
He ended his set with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “Why Try To Change Me Now?”, perceived to be a nod toward his aversion to media.
Every year, there’s a banquet on 10 December, where the winners are invited to receive their awards from King Carl XVI Gustaf and make a speech. It’s unknown if Dylan will attend the event.
This is an unprecedented situation.Per Wastberg
In the past, Albert Einstein had snubbed the academy after receiving the award in physics in 1921. French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Satre had refused the award for literature in 1964.
Source: The Guardian
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