'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize

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Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.

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  • Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
  • Reported by BBC News and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:33:23 UTC.

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‘A celebration of the hybrid form’: Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize

Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for playful, genre-blending works that fuse the classical and the modern. Artist, podcast host and writer Mia Funk joined France 24 to discuss Carson’s work.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24