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Singer songwriter Bob Dylan (real name Robert Zimmerman) has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Like him or not, he certainly qualifies to hold the title "voice of a generation." Even so, many have doubts about the award going to a musician. The New York Times reports:
Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature Half a century ago, Bob Dylan shocked the music world by plugging in an electric guitar and alienating folk purists. For decades he continued to confound expectations, selling millions of records with dense, enigmatic songwriting.