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Why has Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature?

With a career that has spanned decades, Bob Dylan's influence as a protest singer, performer and writer all played a part in this latest accolade. 'What became clear was that he was more than just a protest singer.'. Journalist Vincent O'Dowd explains.

Image: Bob Dylan at a press conference in London in 1966. Credit: Getty Images

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