Canadian author Anne Carson was declared the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The 76-year-old was awarded the Nobel "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
"Almost all her literary production has centred upon the intersection between the philologist’s obsession with words and the poet’s desire for new meaning," said Anders Olsson, Chair of the Nobel Committee, about Carson.
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Her first book was Eros the Bittersweet, published in 1986. 'Economy of the Unlost' and 'Men in the Off Hours' and 'The Glass Essay' are some of her other notable works. Carson calls English writer Emily Bronte her favourite.
Carson is only the third Canadian to be awarded the Nobel, given by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The other Canadian winners were Saul Bellow (1976) and Alice Munro (2013).
The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
After Friday's peace prize is awarded, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced on October 12.
The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
(With inputs from AP via PTI, Nobelprize.org)