London: Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish Academy that awards it said Friday, breaking his silence on the win that he said left him "speechless".
Asked "if I accept the prize? Of course", the US singer-songwriter said in a call to the academy this week, around a fortnight after he was named laureate on October 13.
"The news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless," he told the academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius. "I appreciate the honour so much."
The academy said Friday that it had not yet been decided yet if Dylan would visit Stockholm to pick up his award.
Asked in an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper published late Friday if he would turn up, he said: "Absolutely. If it's at all possible."
He added: "Whoever dreams about something like that?"
Dylan, whose lyrics have influenced generations of fans, is the first songwriter to win the literature prize.
Asked "if I accept the prize? Of course", the US singer-songwriter said in a call to the academy this week, around a fortnight after he was named laureate on October 13.
"The news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless," he told the academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius. "I appreciate the honour so much."
The academy said Friday that it had not yet been decided yet if Dylan would visit Stockholm to pick up his award.
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Asked in an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper published late Friday if he would turn up, he said: "Absolutely. If it's at all possible."
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He added: "Whoever dreams about something like that?"
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Dylan, whose lyrics have influenced generations of fans, is the first songwriter to win the literature prize.
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