{
  "id": 12856477,
  "title": "Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Sweden's Nobel literature prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/canadian-poet-anne-carson-wins-swedens-nobel-literature-prize",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:40:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Sweden",
    "slug": "the-local-sweden",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.se/20261008/canadian-poet-anne-carson-wins-swedens-nobel-literature-prize"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy announced that she won the prize \"for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.\"\n\nCarson's work often blends elements of poetry, essay, and fiction, drawing on themes and stories from ancient Greek and Roman literature. Her notable works include \"The Glass Essay\", \"Autobiography of Red\", \"Men in the Off Hours\", and \"Norma Jeane Baker of Troy\". According to the BBC, the prize is worth 12 million Swedish kronor, which is approximately £900,000 or $1.2m.\n\nThe Swedish Academy's permanent secretary, Ingrid Carlberg, said Carson was in Iceland \"listening to the wind\" when she was notified of the win. Carson, who is 76, was taken by surprise but was very happy, according to Carlberg. The Nobel Prize in Literature is considered the most prestigious award in global literature.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}