The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature went to Canadian poet, writer, essayist and translator Anne Carson. The Swedish Academy announced the award on Thursday, October 8, in Stockholm. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Carson is 76 years old and is one of the prominent figures of contemporary literature. Her work crosses the boundaries between poetry, prose, essay and translation. The author is known especially for combining classical tradition with reflections on the present and autobiographical elements. BBC News ↗
The Swedish Academy honored her "daring and inventive work, which in playful dialogue with classical tradition created new forms of contemporary literature." Carson often returns in her works to ancient myths and literary techniques, which she transforms into new forms. RTE News ↗
According to the characteristics of her work, the Canadian author has created a distinctive literary world. Her work encompasses poetry, translations as well as philological inquiry, and she has earned recognition and several awards in the literary world. Tagesspiegel ↗
Carson follows in the ranks of laureates after the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature the previous year. This year's laureate is among the most prominent representatives of Canadian literature, and her award draws attention to work that links classical inspirations with experimental forms. Le Figaro ↗
Canadian Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
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Literaturnobelpreis: „Poesie-Guru“: Die nobelpreisgekrönte Kanadierin Anne Carson
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Literaturnobelpreis geht an Kanadierin Anne Carson
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Literaturnobelpreis geht an Anne Carson
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Schweden: Literaturnobelpreis geht an Anne Carson
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Canadian writer Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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Auszeichnung für Dichterin: Nobelpreis für Literatur geht an Kanadierin Anne Carson
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