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Originally Posted by william z
Canadian is not the same as American. Different culture, different political system, different people. That may be a New Zealand perspective, just as the perspective of many people is that New Zealand is pretty much the same as Australia. But there is no doubt that US culture. good and bad, has had more influence in the world than the culture of any other country for some time now.
Whether or not the Nobel Prizes or any other such prizes are relevant or irrevalent doesn't matter; no doubt many people think they are and many people do not. When it comes to something like a discovery in physics or medicine it is much different than literature or a "peace prize" which are subjective and the opinions of the people who make the selection. Of course everybody has different opinions (the ones who are able to think for themselves, that is). There are all kinds of "awards" for something or other, my favorites in Canada and the USA are small, closed circles of members of print and broadcast media presenting awards to each other and telling each other and themselves what great journalists and reporters they are.
Many Nobel Prize selections have been puzzling to me, such as Barack Obama winning the Peace Prize when he had done absolutely nothing to deserve it. Why, was the reason political or was it wishful thinking? Don't ask me, I don't know.
When it comes to the Nobel Prize for literature, I have read many of the works of winners, some I liked and some I did not. To my mind, most of the winners deserved the prize, some did not (Pearl S. Buck?). A few times winning a Nobel Prize for literature encouraged me to read their works if I hadn't. But I won't be rushing out to buy a book of Bob Dylan's song lyrics or poems or whatever you might want to call them (if there is even such a book available). In my opinion they are not worthy of a Nobel Prize for literature.
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Bob Dylan's book has been mentioned and linked at least twice in this thread.
Your opinion has been noted many times. Since it seems you do not like the Nobel committee's choices, please do not buy or use anything that they approve of. That should show them the error of their ways.
