Anne Carson wins Nobel in Literature

Canadian author and poet Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. According to the Nobel Committee, Carson was recognized "for her bold and innovative body of work that engages in a playful dialogue with classical tradition to forge new forms for modern literature."

Celebrated for seamlessly blending poetry, prose, translation, and drama, Carson is best known for seminal works including "Autobiography of Red," "Eros the Bittersweet," and "Norma Jeane Baker of Troy." The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was previously awarded to Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai.