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Anne Carson wins the Nobel prize in literature for an “inventive oeuvre” in dialogue with the classics
Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature (nobelprize.org, blue News, Il Foglio, charter97). The citation praises a bold and inventive oeuvre in dialogue with the classical tradition. The prize is 12 million Swedish kronor.
She is the first Canadian poet to win.
Her best-known book is Autobiography of Red.
A poet of translation, which suits an age of recycled stories.
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