International man of mystery Bob Dylan could be coaxed in guise of a gig

The Nobel Prize for Literature requires the delivery of a lecture within six months of receiving it. Perhaps the organisers could book Bob Dylan for ‘the gig’ and kill two birds with one stone, writes Michael Clifford

WHY don’t they book him for a gig? The Nobel Academy will not have the honour of Bob Dylan’s presence on December 10 for the official ceremony to award him the academy’s prize for literature.

Mr Dylan has informed the academy that he can’t make the ceremony in Stockholm on the appointed date. He has “pre-existing commitments”.