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Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

CBC News · October 8, 2026 at 7:11 a.m.

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded Thursday to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson for her "bold and inventive oeuvre."

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