Bob Dylan will not attend Nobel Prize ceremony

Bob Dylan will not appear at the Nobel Prize ceremony on Dec. 10 to accept his award for Literature.

The Swedish Academy–the group that chooses Nobel Literature laureates–said Dylan sent them a letter which said, "he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible," per the Associated Press.

The celebrated singer-songwriter was awarded the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." However, the Swedish Academy, which chooses the winner, has had considerable difficulty getting a hold of Dylan.

In fact, Dylan himself has barely acknowledged the fact that he won. A line previously appeared on Dylan's website at the top of the page promoting his book, "Bob Dylan: The Lyrics: 1961-2012." It simply read, "Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature." Less than a day later, the line was removed.

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