US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan says, he accepts his Nobel Prize in literature, ending a silence since being awarded the prize earlier this month. The Nobel Foundation in a statement said, the honour had left him “speechless”. The award to the star was announced on the 13th of this month for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition. However, his failure to acknowledge it raised eyebrows.
Last week, a member of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, described his silence as impolite and arrogant.
But Friday, the Nobel Foundation said Dylan had called Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, telling her the news about the Nobel Prize left him speechless.