STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Academy stunned the world last year when it awarded the Nobel Literature Prize to US counter-culture icon and rock star Bob Dylan. This year, experts say, the laureate will be more conventional.

Weeks of speculation and buzz about the Academy’s pick for 2017 will come to an end on Thursday at 1 p.m. (1100 GMT), when its permanent secretary Sara Danius announces this year’s winner.

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