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'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize

'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
BBC News Thursday 08 October 2026, 14:33 UTC 1 min read
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Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.

Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
Canadian (ORG) Anne Carson (PERSON)
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