Nobel judges can’t reach winner Bob Dylan

STOCKHOLM — Five days after Bob Dylan was named the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, no one knows how he feels about the prestigious award — not even the Nobel judges.

“We haven’t established direct contact with Bob Dylan yet, but I have spoken to one of his closest associates,” the academy’s permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said in an email on Tuesday.

Dylan has accepted numerous awards over the years, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for which he attended a White House ceremony in 2012.

In 2013, he became the first rock star voted into the elite American Academy of Arts and Letters, which made him an honorary member.

According to Executive Director Virginia Dajani, the academy informed Dylan of the decision — through his manager, Jeff Rosen — in January of that year.