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Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026

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Most prestigious literature prize goes to Canadian known for genre-crossing works such as Autobiography of Red

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Section: Books
By: Emma Loffhagen, Leyland Cecco
Published: Oct 8, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC

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Carson taught at Berkeley as the 2000-01 Holloway Lecturer in the Practice of Poetry and as a visiting professor in classics and comparative literature in the 1990s.

University of California, BerkeleyAnne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a chapter at UC Berkeley

Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature for her bold, inventive works that redefine contemporary form.

Los Angeles TimesAnne Carson, genre-defying poet and classics scholar, wins Nobel Prize in literature

Carson was celebrated for combining the classical and the modern by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, which hailed her “bold and inventive oeuvre.”

NBC NewsUnited StatesCanadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature

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Anne Carson

Canadian poet and academic (born 1950)

Anne Patricia Carson is a Nobel Prize-winning Canadian academic and writer. Born in Toronto, she graduated from the University of Toronto and starting in 1979 became a professor of classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at several universities. She has taught at the University of Calgary, McGill University, University of Michigan, New York University, and Princeton University. Carson has written more than twenty books, including collections of essays and poetry, as well as translations of ancient Greek tragedies.

Autobiography of Red

1998 verse novel by Anne Carson

Autobiography of Red is a verse novel by Anne Carson, published in 1998 by Alfred A. Knopf.

Canadians

People of Canada

Canadians are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian.

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Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a chapter at UC BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley12 hr. ago
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Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in LiteratureReutersUnited Kingdom24 hr. ago
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literatureNBC NewsUnited States26 hr. ago
Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for 'bold and inventive' works that blend genresAP NewsUnited States17 hr. ago
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Canadian poet and author Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureFrance 24France6 hr. ago
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Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize for Literature for her bold, inventive, breathtaking workThe Conversation14 hr. ago
Poet and essayist Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in literatureNPRUnited States30 hr. ago
Canadian Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in LiteratureAl JazeeraQatar25 hr. ago

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