Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 awarded to Anne Carson

The decision was announced on October 8 in Stockholm. As reported by the Nobel Committee, the award was given "for the bold and inventive writings that have created new forms of modern literature in a playful dialogue with classical tradition". In 2026, the cash prize accompanying the award is 12 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1.2 million).

Carson became the first Canadian laureate of the literature prize since 2013, when the award was given to Alice Munro. The 76-year-old writer's work combines poetry, prose, philological research, and translations of ancient Greek texts, including the works of Sappho, Sophocles, and Euripides. Among her most notable publications are "The Autobiography of Red", "Eros the Bittersweet", "The Beauty of Men", and the collection "The Wrong Way".

In 2025, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature was Hungarian prose writer László Krasznahorkai. The official award ceremony will take place on December 10 in Stockholm.