Dylan not coming to Stockholm to pick up his Nobel
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The Swedish Academy announced on Wednesday that American singer Bob Dylan won't be coming to Stockholm to pick up his 2016 Nobel Prize for literature at the December 10th prize ceremony. The Academy added that it "respects Bon Dylan's decision," and that not travelling to the Swedish capital to personally pick up the prestigious award was "unusual, but not exceptional."
The Academy says Dylan told them that "He wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible."
The 75-year-old American singer-songwriter was awarded the prize on October 13th "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
