Canadian writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

​Canadian ​poet and ‌writer Anne Carson ​won the 2026 Nobel ‌Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful ‌dialogue with the classical tradition, ‌has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body ⁠said ​on ⁠Thursday. The prize is awarded by ⁠the Swedish Academy and is ​worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million).

($1 = ⁠10.0190 Swedish crowns)