Nobelpreise: Literaturnobelpreis für Kanadierin Anne Carson

Canadian poet and author Anne Carson will receive the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature this year, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. At 76 years old, Carson's award is given for her "bold and inventive work that has created new forms for contemporary literature in playful dialogue with classical tradition," according to the Permanent Secretary of the Academy, Ingrid Carlberg.

Carson was able to speak briefly with the laureate on the phone, who expressed surprise at winning the prestigious award. She mentioned that she was currently in Iceland, listening to the wind. The Nobel Prize in Literature is considered the most important literary award in the world, with approximately 200 nominations each year.

The Swedish Academy keeps the names of nominees confidential for 50 years. In 2025, the Academy honored Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai for his "unrestrained and visionary oeuvre that, amid apocalyptic terror, affirms the power of art." After the jury awarded a European man, many speculated that a woman from a different continent might be recognized this year.

In recent years, the prize has alternated between male and female laureates. The last German laureate was Austrian Peter Handke, who received the award in 2019. The last German laureates were Herta Müller in 2009, Günter Grass in 1999, and Heinrich Böll in 1972. The monetary value of the Nobel Prize has increased compared to previous years, with this year's prize amounting to over one million euros.

The literary award is traditionally announced as the fourth of the Nobel Prizes during Nobel Week. Three medical laureates were announced on Monday, including two German researchers, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. The Peace and Economic Sciences awards are yet to be announced. The week will conclude on Friday with the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, followed by the Economics Nobel on Monday.