NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate. In the book world’s equivalent of a Supreme Court ruling, the Nobel judges declared Thursday that Dylan is not just a rock star but a poet of the very highest order. Dylan, 75, becomes the first musician in the 115-year history of the Nobel to win the prize in literature.

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    Dylan’s songs from this period, like “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and “Blowin’ in the Wind,” articulated the hopes, fears and demands for change of a generation. His music became a mirror ...
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