NewzA book by 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate and Canadian writer Anne Carson is displayed at the S Fischer publishing house's booth at the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt. (AFP pic)MONTREAL: Canadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a "proud moment" for the country, prime minister Mark Carney said Thursday.The 76-year-old's works feature "wit, imagination, and a style entirely her own," Carney said on X."She has brought ancient stories to new audiences and transformed the way we think about literature," he said, calling the award "an extraordinary achievement and a proud moment for Canada". TORONTO - Canadian Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for “bold and inventive” works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose.The Toronto-born Carson, 76, draws on themes from classical Greek and Roman literature, modern influences and personal experience for genre-blending works that have ranged from translations of ancient Greek poets to collaborations with dancers and musicians, including Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed.The Swedish Academy that awards the prize said she won “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”The permanent secretary of the academy said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the honor.“She was very taken by surprise,” Ingrid Carlberg said.Asked how she felt about the award, Carson told the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV: “I think they’re all crazy.” She described the conversation with the academy as “rather halting.”“They have the usual questions, and I have no answers,” she said.She said poetry is “probably more useful than prose right now because it’s faster, and everybody is in a hurry. So basically I think it’s good because it’s brief. Homer’s not brief.”Carson is among the more high-profile recent winners of the literature Nobel, which often honors authors little known outside of the literary world and is sometimes criticized for valuing literary experimentation over the ability to connect with a broad readership.However, the prize can also introduce readers to writers and works beyond their own languages or reading habits.Asked how the prize would change her sales, she said: “I’ll get a sticker on the front of my book.
Stickers help.”Works range from classical Greek translations to poetryCarson's books include “Eros the Bittersweet,” a look at the pleasure and pain of desire in ancient Greek literature, the verse novel “Autobiography of Red,” as well as “Men in the Off Hours,” a collection of poetry and prose that won Canada’s Griffin Prize for poetry in 2001, and “Norma Jeane Baker of Troy,” which compares Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy.“Autobiography of Red,” which reimagined the myth of Hercules and the monster Geryon as a love story, has sold nearly 100,000… Ms Carson is the second Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The post Canadian Writer Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
The Swedish Academy praised the 76-year-old poet and essayist's work for being 'bold and inventive'.
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