Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026

Most prestigious literature prize goes to Canadian known for genre-crossing works such as Autobiography of Red ‘Delights await!’: Margaret Atwood and other writers on Nobel winner Anne Carson Where to start with: Anne Carson The 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

The Guardian World October 8, 2026 · 5:03 PM 1 MIN READ

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

‘Delights await!’: Margaret Atwood and other writers on Nobel winner Anne Carson

Where to start with: Anne Carson

The 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”.