Europe · 8 October 2026 to 9 October 2026 · 4 headlines · BBC News, France 24
Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson has been named the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy honored her "bold and inventive" body of work spanning poetry, essays and classical scholarship, pointing to works such as "Autobiography of Red" and her translations of ancient Greek texts. Carson reacted to the news by calling the award "crazy."
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9 October 2026
8 October 2026
- 'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize BBC News
- Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Canada’s Anne Carson France 24
- Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel France 24
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