Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
It reimagines the myth of Geryon, the red-winged monster killed by Herakles, as the story of a modern teenage boy navigating heartbreak and desire.In 2001, she became the first woman to win the TS Eliot prize for her collection The Beauty of the Husband. She has also been awarded Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships.Her work has attracted praise from fellow writers, including Susan Sontag, who once said: “She is one of the few writers writing in English that I would read anything she wrote. If there’s a magazine that has something of hers in it, I buy it automatically.”Carson’s books have ranged widely in form.
- ▪It reimagines the myth of Geryon, the red-winged monster killed by Herakles, as the story of a modern teenage boy navigating heartbreak and desire.In 2001, she became the first woman to win the TS Eliot prize for her collection The Beauty o
- ▪She has also been awarded Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships.Her work has attracted praise from fellow writers, including Susan Sontag, who once said: “She is one of the few writers writing in English that I would read anything she wrote.
- ▪If there’s a magazine that has something of hers in it, I buy it automatically.”Carson’s books have ranged widely in form.
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The academy cited Anne Carson’s “bold and inventive oeuvre” in its awarding of the prize.View image in fullscreenThe academy cited Anne Carson’s “bold and inventive oeuvre” in its awarding of the prize.BooksAnne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026World’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of RedEmma LoffhagenThu 8 Oct 2026 07.44 EDTFirst published on Thu 8 Oct 2026 07.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the Swedish Academy has announced.The academy cited the author’s “bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature”.Born in…
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