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'Impolite and arrogant': Bob Dylan slammed for Nobel Prize silence
Saturday, 22 Oct 2016 21:58:46
Bob Dylan has been mentioned in Nobel Prize speculation for years. (Reuters)
A member of the Swedish Academy that awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan says the US singer-songwriter's silence since receiving the honour is "impolite and arrogant."
Per Wastberg said Dylan's lack of reaction was predictable, but disrespectful nonetheless.
He was quoted telling the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter: "One can say that it is impolite and arrogant. He is who he is."
Mr Wastberg said the academy still hoped to communicate with the 75-year-old artist, whose award credits him with creating "new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
Dylan is regarded as the voice of a generation for his influential work from the 1960s onwards.
The academy says it has failed to reach Dylan since the award announcement on October 13.
It was mentioned on Dylan's official Twitter and Facebook accounts.
The prize will be officially conferred on December 10 in Stockholm.
AP
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