Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016, but perhaps he should have won the peace prize. It is a toss-up really. As innocent children die by the hundreds in Gaza, whose night skies are lit up by Israeli bombs in response to the Palestinian Hamas rockets that thundered to spill blood over an Israeli music festival about a month ago, the lyrics of his most famous song ring true: "Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky?

Missing in action: As Gaza burns, a failing UN needs Dylan's wake-up call

Having to submit the lecture by June 10 to claim the $923,000 that comes with the prize, Dylan cited Buddy Holly as one of his many inspirations

Audio: Bob Dylan surprised by Nobel panel's decision to award him literature prize

A marquee jazz event, the festival will be regaled by Dylan on June 30 at the Bell Centre arena

Bob Dylan to headline Montreal Jazz Festival

The enigmatic star reportedly received the award in a secret meeting after performing the first of his two concerts in Stockholm

Bob Dylan finally accepts Nobel prize in literature

The media-shy Dylan had declined to attend the Nobel ceremony on Saturday

Bob Dylan to perform in Sweden in April after Nobel no-show

Read his acceptance speech here. 'Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, Are my songs literature?'

Bob Dylan accepts Nobel Prize for Literature, but not in person

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