This is whats trending today. Many people were surprised when the Swedish Academy announced last October that American singer Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The academy said it chose Dylan because he created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition. After the announcement, the Nobel committee did not hear from Dylan for a long time. Some people openly wondered if he would accept the prize. But in December, Azita Raji, the United States Ambassador to Sweden, accepted it for him. Raji read Dylans acceptance speech at a dinner in Stockholm. Dylan wrote: If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I'd have about the same odds as standing on the moon.
Title: Bob Dylan to Finally Receive Nobel Prize
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he created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.</span> <span data-start-time='44938' data-end-time='52813'>After the announcement, the Nobel committee did not hear from Dylan for a long time.</span> <span data-start-time='52813' data-end-time='59292'>Some people openly wondered if he would accept the prize.</span> <span data-start-time='59292' data-end-time='69583'>But in December, Azita Raji, the United States Ambassador to Sweden, accepted it for him.</span> <span data-start-time='69583' data-end-time='76438'>Raji read Dylans acceptance speech at a dinner in Stockholm.</span> <span data-start-time='76438' data-end-time='96792'>Dylan wrote: If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I'd have about the same odds as standing on the moon.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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