Bob Dylan Nobel Opens Up Prize to Genre Authors

Opinion is divided on whether singer/songwriter Bob Dylan deserved the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. Some authors applauded the news; others, such as bestselling author James Patterson, thought it was inappropriate.

The Nobel Prize for Literature has endured a checkered past. It has been awarded to some authors that most commentators agree were unworthy. And the prize was denied to some of the greatest name in 20th Century literature: James Joyce, Vladimir Nabokov, and Jorge Luis Borges.

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