# Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature

> Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist who blends classical and modern work, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Title: Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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## Canadian poet wins Nobel Prize
Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist who combines classical and modern work, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
## Prize awarded in Stockholm
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded Thursday by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The prize money this year is twelve million Swedish kronor, about one point two million dollars.
## Last year's winner combined surrealism and humor
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai won last year's Nobel Prize in Literature for surreal and anarchic novels combining a bleak world view with mordant humor, work judges said upholds the power of art amid apocalyptic terror.
## Key takeaway

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature for work combining classical and modern elements.