Canadian writer Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize for Literature
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Canadian writer, poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson.
The Nobel Prize in Literature in 2026 was awarded to the Canadian writer, poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.
E. Carson was born in 1950 in Toronto. In 1981, she published her doctoral thesis in classical philology and throughout her career combined poetry, translation and university teaching. At the center of her work is the intersection of philology and poetry, and the starting point for her work is the etymology of words.
The poet is known for translations of ancient Greek literature that have largely defined her work, from operatic librettoes to literary criticism and novels in verse such as 1998's Autobiography of Red. In 2019, the production “Norma Jean Baker of Troy” was released, where the story of Elena of Troy and the image of Marilyn Monroe are intertwined.
In 2024, in the poetry collection Wrong Norma, the author went beyond literature, working with artists, choreographers and opera directors. The Swedish Academy noted that it was this freedom from literary forms and rules that gave her work special significance for the world stage.
The Nobel Prize for Literature is the fourth in a week. On Friday, October 9, the winner of the peace prize will be named, and on October 12 - the prize in economic sciences.
