Canadian writer Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
8 October 2026
The Swedish Academy announced on 8 October 2026 that Canadian writer Anne Carson is the Nobel laureate in Literature.
She was born in Toronto in 1950 and is 76.
Her works include Autobiography of Red (1998), The Beauty of the Husband (2001), Nox (2010), Antigonick (2012) and Wrong Norma (2024).
Her writing blends classical scholarship with contemporary literary forms.
The 2025 laureate was the Hungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai.
Laureate:
Anne Carson
Country:
Canada
Awarding body:
Swedish Academy
Why it matters for exams: Nobel laureates, their countries and the awarding bodies are a fixed question area every October.
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In plain words
Swedish Academy Swedish Academy — The Stockholm body that selects the Nobel laureate in Literature.