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The Swedish Academy announces that American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has agreed to accept his Nobel Prize in Literature this weekend at a private location in Stockholm.
2017-03-29

American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.
2016-10-13

Lyrics of "Like a Rolling Stone" handwritten by Bob Dylan sell at auction for a record US$2 million.
2014-06-24

British author Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007, dies at the age of 94.
2013-11-17

Jaime García Márquez tells his students that his brother Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian writer and recipient of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, suffers from dementia that has ended his writing career.
2012-07-7

U.S. president Barack Obama gives out the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 13 recipients, including Israeli president Shimon Peres, astronaut John Glenn and musician Bob Dylan, at the White House.
2012-05-29

Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, former winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, dies of lung cancer at 88.
2012-02-1

Singer Bob Dylan denies censoring his shows while performing in China.
2011-05-15

Musician Bob Dylan responds on his website to allegations he gave in to censorship during a recent series of concerts in China, including criticism from "The New York Times" over his failure to mention the plight of imprisoned artist and dissident Ai Weiwei.
2011-05-14

1986 Nobel Laureate for Literature Wole Soyinka, the first African to receive the award, launches a political party ahead of Nigeria's upcoming presidential election.
2010-09-25