(FILES) This file photo taken on April 6, 2011 shows US a customer picking up a copy of a magazine with an image of Bob Dylan on the cover at a newsstand in Beijing as the US music legend kicks off a series of first-ever shows in China marking his 50th year as one of the world's most influential performing artists. US songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13, 2016, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that surprised prize watchers. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN