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Foreboding of war:  The writer David Cornwell (who wrote under the name John le Carré) at his home in Hampstead, London in 1983. Perhaps the finest evocation of a weapons peddler is in Le Carré’s The Night Manager. Photo: Geoff Wilkinson/Mirrorpix/Getty Images

Powerful voices in a world of war

In this time of conflict, thoughts wander to Bob Dylan’s lyrics and John le Carré’s insights

Rolling stone: Bob Dylan performing at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco in1979. Photo: Larry Hulst/Getty Images
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One song that blue me away

Tim Cohen gets his knickers in a tangle choosing a Bob Dylan desert island track

Its eyebrow-raising pick of US rock legend Bob Dylan in 2016 was followed by a rape scandal close to its members that erupted in 2017 and tore the Academy apart, forcing it to postpone the 2018 prize — a first in 70 years.

Nobel Literature Prize 2020: Controversy or crowdpleaser?

Names tossed about in the speculation include Caribbean-American author Jamaica Kincaid, Canadian poet Anne Carson, Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Hungary’s Peter Nadas and…

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Dylan pulls off another put-on

As Picasso said, though he may have had TS Eliot’s words put in his mouth: “Good artists copy; great artists steal.”​

‘Dlamini-Zuma’s lobbyists are understood to have started meeting representatives of other candidates to consolidate leadership’

Sony Music’s Twitter hacked, fake Britney Spears death tweets sent

The company said it "apologises to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion."

Bob Dylan: ‘It’s my songs that are at the vital centre of almost everything I do.’

Redefining literature

Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize for literature speech was read by Azita Raji, the United States ambassador to Sweden

In Dylan’s Vision of Sin

Are Dylan’s songs ‘Literature’?

Should we make the printed page the standard of what counts as literature?

Tempest is an album that’s an amalgam of the blues

Blowin’ in the wind: How Nobel winner Bob Dylan rewrote history without a pen

The singer-songwriter has always stood for a craftsmanship and artistry that make his Nobel deserved and unsurprising.

Its eyebrow-raising pick of US rock legend Bob Dylan in 2016 was followed by a rape scandal close to its members that erupted in 2017 and tore the Academy apart, forcing it to postpone the 2018 prize — a first in 70 years.

‘Greatest living poet’ Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize

Regarded as the voice of a generation for his influential songs from the 1960s onwards, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in a surprise decision

Its eyebrow-raising pick of US rock legend Bob Dylan in 2016 was followed by a rape scandal close to its members that erupted in 2017 and tore the Academy apart, forcing it to postpone the 2018 prize — a first in 70 years.

Bob Dylan’s ‘Hard Rain’ lyrics expected to sell for £200 000

The draft of ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ lyrics contains scribbled revisions and scratchings-out to the song that Dylan recorded in December 1962.

Llewyn Davis

Inside Llewyn Davis: A folk soundtrack for 2014

The soundtrack to "Inside Llewyn Davis" is heartfelt without being sentimental, a modern folk journey inspired by Bob Dylan and David Van Ronk.

Its eyebrow-raising pick of US rock legend Bob Dylan in 2016 was followed by a rape scandal close to its members that erupted in 2017 and tore the Academy apart, forcing it to postpone the 2018 prize — a first in 70 years.

Bob Dylan to exhibit new artwork in London gallery

New pastel portraits by American singer Bob Dylan will go on show for the first time at London’s National Portrait Gallery next month.

Johnny Depp will help run an imprint that will be a home for “authentic

Actor Johnny Depp to help run publishing imprint

The first project for Johnny Depp’s publishing imprint, Infinitum Nihil, will be a book by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

Tempest is an album that’s an amalgam of the blues
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Bob Dylan’s Tempest: A privilege to listen to

Chris Roper finds Bob Dylan’s Tempest isn’t a great Dylan album – and it doesn’t have to be, because it’s still one of 2012’s finest offerings.

Tempest is an album that’s an amalgam of the blues
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Tempest: Stream Bob Dylan’s latest album

Bob Dylan’s new album, to be released officially on September 11, marks his 50th year in the music industry. Stream the full album here.

Its eyebrow-raising pick of US rock legend Bob Dylan in 2016 was followed by a rape scandal close to its members that erupted in 2017 and tore the Academy apart, forcing it to postpone the 2018 prize — a first in 70 years.
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Bob Dylan to release his 35th studio album

US folk rock legend Bob Dylan is releasing the 35th studio album in his 50-year recording career on September 11.

Fragments of Dylan

A compendium of reviews by an American music journalist doesn’t provide a comprehensive portrait.

Golf tournaments battle for December

The golfing fraternity could see the Nedbank Challenge taking place earlier to accommodate a World Championship event in South Africa.

Unwrapping the Dylan enigma

Unwrapping the Dylan enigma

He turns 70 this month and yet Bob Dylan remains a mystery.

Singing inside the box

In their way the sleigh bells opening Bob Dylan’s christmas are as shocking as the snare drum that opened <em>Highway 61 Revisited</em>.