
The Canadian writer receives the prestigious László Krasznahorkai award.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy. The endowment is twelve million Swedish crowns.
In 2025, the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his irresistible and visionary oeuvre, which reaffirms the power of art in the midst of apocalyptic terror.” The author's best-known works include “Satanstango” and “Melancholy of Resistance”.
In recent years, the jury has always alternated between honoring a man and a woman. Before Krasznahorkai, the South Korean Han Kang received the 2024 award. According to this logic, there is now another Nobel Prize winner for literature. Carson is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize this year. In recent days, the Nobel Prizes in science have only gone to men.
Shortly before the announcement, Can Xue and Anne Carson were also high on the betting office lists. Accordingly, Gerald Murnane and Alexis Wright from Australia, the long-time favorite Thomas Pynchon or Jamaica Kincaid, who grew up on the Caribbean island of Antigua, could also have a good chance of winning the prestigious prize. But: guessing on a Nobel Prize winner is like “reading coffee grounds”. Because the Swedish Academy doesn't let its cards be taken into account when it comes to its selection - and has surprised the world many a time with its decision.
Two Germans among the previous winners
Prize winners in the categories of physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry have already been announced since Monday. There are also two Germans: Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel received the medicine prize together with the American Karl Deisseroth for their discoveries in the field of optogenetics. The Belgian-American researcher Francis Halzen was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the French Henri Kagan and the Japanese Kenso Soai for crucial fundamentals, including the development of medicines.
After the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel Peace Prize is coming up on Friday (October 9th). The final event will be the Swedish Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences next Monday (October 12th).
All prizes are presented on December 10th, the anniversary of the death of the prize founder Alfred Nobel. With the exception of the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in the Norwegian capital Oslo, all awards are given in Stockholm. This year's Nobel Prizes are endowed with twelve million Swedish crowns per category - the equivalent of around one million euros.
The Canadian poet Anne Carson will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026. Her work, which combines classical antiquity with modern formal language, is characterized by intellectual depth, formal experiments and a radical individuality.
Canadian author Anne Carson will receive the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy recognizes her work, which combines classical traditions with contemporary forms. The award is worth twelve million Swedish crowns.
Canadian author Anne Carson receives this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy recognizes her work for its innovative combination of classical traditions with contemporary literary forms.

The Swedish Academy has announced Canadian writer Anne Carson as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The award ceremony will take place on December 10th in Stockholm.
The Canadian poet and author Anne Carson will receive the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. This was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
Der schwedische Erfinder Alfred Nobel stiftete mit seinem Vermögen die Nobelpreise, um herausragende Leistungen für die Menschheit zu ehren. Seit 1901 werden die Auszeichnungen jährlich am 10. Dezember vergeben, mittlerweile dotiert mit zwölf Millionen Kronen.