Bob Dylan called “arrogant” for ignoring Nobel Prize winOctober 24, 2016 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bob Dylan who was picked as the recipient of 2016 Nobel Prize in literature was blasted by Nobel Academy member Per Wastberg, AceShowbiz said. "One can say that it is impolite and arrogant. He is who he is," Wastberg commented on the singer's silence over the honor the academy bestowed on him. Dylan becomes the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in literature. The academy has repeatedly tried to contact him but apparently failed. The 75-year-old music icon hasn't acknowledged his Nobel win either. The award was indeed mentioned on his official Twitter and Facebook accounts, but a reference to the prize was reportedly removed from his official website. It's unclear if the musician will attend the ceremony on December 10. "We were aware that he can be difficult and that he does not like appearances when he stands alone on the stage," Wastberg said. "We have agreed not to lift a finger. The ball lies entirely on his half. You can speculate as much as you want but we don't." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |