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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
That sounds fair enough. Usually I trust when you mention something as fact that you merely forgot to mention the source. I highly doubt you would try to sell your own opinion as fact, but in this case I couldn't find any hint of independent confirmation.
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Would you trust the Swedish Academy themselves? From their
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That laureates decide not to come is unusual, to be sure, but not exceptional. In the recent past, several laureates have, for various reasons, been unable to come to Stockholm to receive the prize, among them Doris Lessing, Harold Pinter, and Elfriede Jelinek. The prize still belongs to them, just as it belongs to Bob Dylan.
We look forward to Bob Dylan’s Nobel Lecture, which he must give – it is the only requirement – within six months counting from December 10, 2016.
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(emphasis mine)