Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

Canadian poet, essayist, translator and classicist Anne Carson has been named the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate by the Swedish Academy. The Academy recognised Carson for a bold and inventive body of work that draws on classical traditions while creating new forms for contemporary literature. Her writing spans poetry, essays, translation, criticism, drama and verse novels. Her notable books include Autobiography of Red, Eros the Bittersweet, Glass, Irony and God, Nox, Red Doc> and Float. The prize, worth 12 million Swedish kronor, will be formally presented in Stockholm in December.

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