Summary & Analysis: Are you the sort of person who would pay $2,500 for a limited edition, signed 32-page hardback of Bob Dylan discussing that book about the big whale? Read on."Published for the first time in a beautiful collectible edition, the essential lecture delivered by the 2016 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan."
Summary & Analysis: First of all, "Must Be Santa"."On October 13, 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognising his countless contributions to music and letters over the last fifty years."
Summary & Analysis: Now, when you die, you can pass a this physical evidence of Bob Dylan possibly having a cheeky pop at the inherent elitism of a prize he initially refused to acknowledge the existence of by reciting GCSE-level English Literature notes to tearful dignitaries, possibly just being a prick, on to your children."Some months later, he delivered an acceptance lecture that is now memorialised in book form for generations to come."
Summary & Analysis: Bob Dylan didn't write all of this, thank you for your $16.99 excluding delivery fee.Follow Noisey on Twitter."In The Nobel Lecture, Dylan reflects on his life and experience with literature, providing both a rare artistic statement and an intimate look at a uniquely American icon. From finding inspiration in the music of Buddy Holly and Leadbelly to the works of literature that helped shape his own approach to writing – The Odyssey, Moby-Dick, and All Quiet on the Western Front – this is Dylan like you've never seen him before."