NBC News :
The 75-year-old music legend was cited for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” He will receive a prize of $927,740.
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, Dylan became prolific songwriter and penned some of the most influential songs of the 1960s. His hits include “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Subterranean Homesick Blues.”The Associated Press reported that Dylan had been mentioned in the Nobel speculation for years, but few experts expected the academy to extend the prestigious award to a genre such as pop music.
The prize will be formally presented to Dylan and other winners on Dec. 10.
The 2015 winner was Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarusian writer is one of only 14 women to have been selected for the honor since 1901.
