多伦多出生的文学家，以跨越古典与现代、打破文学体裁边界的创作赢得世界瞩目。
加拿大诗人、散文家、古典文学学者及翻译家安妮·卡森（Anne Carson）10月8日获得2026年诺贝尔文学奖。
瑞典学院表示，卡森获奖是因为她具有大胆而富有创造力的文学创作，并以富有想象力的方式与古典文学传统展开对话，为当代文学创造了新的形式。
现年76岁的卡森1950年出生于多伦多。她的文学创作很难被归入单一类别，作品横跨诗歌、散文、小说、戏剧、文学评论以及古希腊文学翻译。她尤其擅长将古希腊文学、神话与现代人的经验结合起来，以独特的语言和结构重新诠释经典。
卡森的代表作包括《红的自传》（Autobiography of Red）、《丈夫的美丽》（The Beauty of the Husband）、《诺克斯》（Nox）、《工作时间之外的人》（Men in the Off Hours）以及《特洛伊的诺玛·珍·贝克》（Norma Jeane Baker of Troy）等。
其中，《红的自传》以古希腊诗人斯忒西科洛斯作品中的神话人物革律翁（Geryon）为灵感，将一个古老的神话片段重新塑造成具有现代气息的成长故事，被认为是最能体现卡森独特文学风格的作品之一。
卡森长期研究古典文学，并曾在加拿大和美国多所大学任教。她的创作特点之一，是不断模糊诗歌与散文、古典与现代、文学与其他艺术形式之间的界限。瑞典学院特别强调，她对语言本身的关注，以及她从词源和古典文本中寻找新的意义，使她的作品形成了鲜明而独特的个人风格。
获奖消息公布时，卡森人在冰岛。瑞典学院常任秘书英格丽德·卡尔伯格透露，电话通知她获奖时，卡森非常意外，并告诉学院方面，她当时正在冰岛“听风”。
这也是卡森文学成就获得国际最高级别认可的重要时刻。她成为第19位获得诺贝尔文学奖的女性。她将于今年12月在斯德哥尔摩正式领取诺贝尔奖章和证书。2026年诺贝尔文学奖奖金为1200万瑞典克朗。
来源：Reuters、AP、加拿大媒体等；北美财经编译整理。
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Canadian Poet Anne Carson Wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Toronto-born literary figure earns global recognition for a body of work that bridges classical and modern traditions and challenges conventional literary boundaries
[North America Finance — Compiled and Translated]
Canadian poet, essayist, classicist, and translator Anne Carson was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on October 8.
The Swedish Academy said Carson was recognized for her bold and inventive literary work, through which she engages imaginatively with the classical literary tradition and creates new forms of contemporary expression.
Now 76, Carson was born in Toronto in 1950. Her literary work is difficult to fit into a single category, spanning poetry, prose, fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translations of ancient Greek literature. She is particularly known for combining ancient Greek literature and mythology with modern human experience, reinterpreting classical works through distinctive language and unconventional structures.
Among Carson’s best-known works are Autobiography of Red, The Beauty of the Husband, Nox, Men in the Off Hours, and Norma Jeane Baker of Troy.
Autobiography of Red, in particular, draws inspiration from Geryon, a mythological figure appearing in the work of the ancient Greek poet Stesichorus. Carson transforms the ancient myth into a contemporary coming-of-age story and the work is widely regarded as one of the clearest expressions of her distinctive literary style.
Carson has devoted much of her career to the study of classical literature and has taught at universities in both Canada and the United States. One of the defining features of her work is her ability to blur the boundaries between poetry and prose, the classical and the contemporary, and literature and other art forms.
The Swedish Academy has particularly highlighted Carson’s attention to language itself and her ability to discover new meanings through etymology and classical texts, qualities that have contributed to her highly distinctive literary voice.
When the Nobel announcement was made, Carson was in Iceland. Ingrid Carlberg, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Carson was surprised when she received the call informing her of the award. Carson reportedly told the Academy that she was in Iceland at the time, “listening to the wind.”
The award marks a major moment of international recognition for Carson’s literary achievements. She becomes the 19th woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Carson is expected to formally receive the Nobel medal and diploma in Stockholm in December. The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature carries a prize of 12 million Swedish kronor.
Sources: Reuters, AP and Canadian media; compiled and translated by North America Finance.
