鲍勃·迪伦被授予2016年诺贝尔文学奖。瑞典文学院称,这是为了表彰这位75岁的歌曲作者“在美国歌曲的伟大传统中开创了新的诗性表达”。自设立以来,诺贝尔文学奖很少被授予文学界以外的人士。在迪伦之前,也许最令人意外的是1953年温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士因其在历史领域的著作获奖,以表彰“他对历史和传记描述的精通,以及捍卫崇高的人类价值 Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy said it is a tribute to the 75-year-old songwriter, ”Creating a New Poetic Expression in the Great Tradition of American Songs." Since its establishment, the Nobel Prize for literature has rarely been awarded to people outside the literary world. Perhaps most surprising before Dylan, Sir Winston Churchill won the prize in 1953 for his work in the field of history in recognition of his proficiency in the description of history and biography and in defense of lofty human values