Hello
Gentle Reader
It
were to appear the shadow of Bob Dylan, is all but through in haunting me in
the news. Since the announcement on October 13th, which stated Bob
Dylan would be the Nobel Laureate in Literature for two-thousand and sixteen;
Bob Dylan has been near to my thoughts— but not in a pleasing manner. First and
foremost, I took to the blog, drafting a statement of viewpoints, in which I
outlaid my complete disgust that (and I quote myself) a: “Singer,” a “Musician,”
a “pop icon,”— would be chosen as the honored individual to receive the most prestigious
literary prize in the world. Admittedly, I hissed and pissed at the announcement,
and staked out my position on the matter, where in found Bob Dylan’s Nobel to
be deplorable, abhorrent, unacceptable, disgraceful, and destructive to all
future Nobel Laureates, and insulting to all prior laureates who had received the
Nobel Prize for Literature.
Time
does, however, calm one down. After seeing Patti Smith perform, one of Bob
Dylan’s songs and falter slightly, I was struck with some empathy (more for
Patti Smith), and have slowly learned to allow Dylan to slip from my mind; and
his mistaken award has retreated along with him. I’ve learned to tolerate Bob
Dylan, much like one tolerates a elusive pebble in their shoe. Now though, the
Dylan Saga continues: from Nobel Nod, to Silence, to Snub, to Performance—it will
now finally reach its final conclusion.
During
the entire Bob Dylan saga criticism and controversy flew like a murder of
crows. It first started with Bob Dylan receiving the Nobel nod; then came the
criticism from a member of the Swedish Academy, who called Bob Dylan’s cold
shoulder with regards to the announcement arrogant and rude; after which Bob Dylan
broke his silence, but informed the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy:
Sara Danius, that he would not be able to attend the Nobel ceremony, due to
prior engagements. Now though Gentle Reader, the Bob Dylan catastrophe is coming
to its final and overdue conclusion.
Bob
Dylan will be meeting with the Swedish Academy this weekend, in a intimate and
small setting—with no media presence; where he will receive his Nobel Diploma
and Nobel medal, as well as receive warm congratulations from the members of
the Swedish Academy (in attendance) on receiving the prize.
In
a blog post outlying this weekend’s events; Sara Danius also notes, there will
be no Nobel Lecture to be delivered this weekend. It should be noted, it is a
fine print aspect of the prize, in order to maintain the status, diploma and
medal; Bob Dylan must present his Nobel lecture six months after the December
10th, or else the award is revoked. Danius did allude that a pre-recorded
lecture will be submitted at a later date (and made it clear, this is not
uncommon as both Elfiede Jelinek and Alice Munro had also sent pre-recorded
lectures—though these lectures did take place on December 10th.)
Finally
though Gentle Reader, it will end. The Bob Dylan catastrophe will end at long
last, and the pebble will slide away in the shoe; out of sight and out of mind.
Thank-you
For Reading Gentle Reader
Take
Care
And
As Always
Stay
Well Read
M.
Mary
P.S.
Gentle Reader, on her blog Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Sara
Danius, has uploaded two photos of herself wearing shirts designed to declare
and support Bob Dylan and his Nobel nod. The shirts were designed by artist, Mu
Wiesel. To see the photos, please see the following links provided:
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