Canadian writer Anne Carson has received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2026. The award was granted for her bold and innovative works that shape new forms of modern literature through a unique dialogue with classical tradition, according to the Nobel Committee.
The committee noted that Carson's literary work developed over many years parallel to her activities in translation and teaching at the university. Special attention was paid to the distinctive nature of her creative approach, which is characterized by a constant combination of deep interest in language and poetic aspiration to discover new meanings.
Thus, Anne Carson became the last laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature after Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, who received this award in 2025.
The announcement of the Nobel Prize laureates for 2026 is scheduled for the period from October 5 to 12. In addition to literature, winners have already been announced in several other fields. For example, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their development of optogenetics. Francis Halsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of cosmic neutrinos, and the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Henri Kagan and Kensho Soai for their discovery in the field of organic synthesis.