Anne Carson
Canadian-Icelandic poet, academic and essayist (born 1950).
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Anne Carson is a Canadian-Icelandic poet, academic and essayist. Born on 21 June 1950 in Toronto, Carson is 76.
Notable works include Autobiography of Red, Electra and Eros the Bittersweet. Carson studied at University of Toronto and University of St. Michael's College. Honours include Lannan Literary Awards, A.-M.-Klein Prize for Poetry and Guggenheim Fellowship, among 15 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 72 languages, Anne Carson is No. 510 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 21 June 1950, Toronto (age 76)
- Country
- Canada
- Known as
- Classical philologist, poet, translator
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- University of Toronto, University of St. Michael's College
- Languages
- English, Ancient Greek, Canadian English
- Wikipedia editions
- 72
Did you know
Shares a birthday with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Jean-Paul Sartre.
One of 203 people in the Index born in Toronto, with Stephen Harper.
Has a Wikipedia article in 72 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Lannan Literary Awards1996
- A.-M.-Klein Prize for Poetry1996
- Guggenheim Fellowship1998
- A.-M.-Klein Prize for Poetry1998
- MacArthur Fellows Program2000
- Griffin Poetry Prize2001
- T. S. Eliot Prize2001
- A.-M.-Klein Prize for Poetry2001
- Berlin Prize2007
- PEN Award for Poetry in Translation2010
- Griffin Poetry Prize2014
- Princess of Asturias Literary Prize2020
- Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award2025
- Nobel Prize in Literature2026
- Member of the Order of Canada
Notable works
- Autobiography of Red
- Electra
- Eros the Bittersweet
- Norma Jeane Baker of Troy
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