Canadian author Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, gets ₹11.5 crore cash prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to 76-year-old Canadian author Anne Carson. She has been honoured “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature". She will get a prize money of 12 million Swedish kronor (₹11.5 crore) for her win.