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Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and writer known for her genre-defying work that blends classical tradition with contemporary literature, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy honored her for creating new forms in literature through playful dialogue with ancient texts. The prize carries a monetary value of $1.2 million. Carson’s notable works include "Autobiography of Red" and "Norma Jeane Baker of Troy," which interweave classical Greek narratives with modern elements, showcasing her unique style and influence on contemporary literature.
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Anne Carson, a 76-year-old Canadian poet and essayist, was announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish Academy honored her "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature." Notably, Carson combines poetry, prose, and translation in works such as *Autobiography of Red*, a verse novel inspired by ancient Greek mythology. When informed about the prize while in Iceland, she expressed her surprise and happiness. The award includes a prize sum of 12 million Swedish kronor ($1.2m). Carson's win follows last year’s Nobel Prize awarded to Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai.
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Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature,” the award-giving body said on Thursday.
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The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2m).
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Canadian poet and essayist Carson’s work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix.
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She is widely known for her translations of classical Greek literature, which heavily influences her work which ranges from opera libretti to literary criticism and verse novels such as Autobiography of Red from 1998.
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Her style is exemplified in Norma Jeane Baker of Troy from 2019, a performance piece which mixes the stories of Helen of Troy in Euripides’ play Helen and Marilyn Monroe.
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Carson takes a place beside luminaries such as Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Alice Munro and Ernest Hemingway as a recipient of the award, which often divides opinion among book lovers.
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The Academy has been lambasted for ignoring some of the literary titans of the last 120 years such as Leo Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf and Jorge Luis Borges, criticised for snubbing US authors, though it gave the prize to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 2016, and accused of being too obscure in its choices.
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Defenders say the Academy has made popular picks, such as Colombia’s Gabriel Garcia Marquez in 1982 and Doris Lessing in 2007, arguing that part of its task is to highlight lesser-known literary traditions and encourage readers to broaden their horizons.
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Established in the will of Swedish dynamite inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel, the prizes for achievements in literature, science and peace have been awarded since 1901.
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Last year’s prize was won by Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, dubbed the “master of the apocalypse” by American critic Susan Sontag.
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