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- Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday, citing her “bold and inventive” body of work.
- Carson was honored “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.” The 76-year-old Carson is known for combining poetry, prose, translation and dialogue, often drawing on classical Greek literature and mythology.
- Her translations from Classical Greek may be regarded as independent works in their own right,” the Academy said in its description of Carson’s work.
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Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday, citing her “bold and inventive” body of work.
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