Summary
She uses ideas from old Greek and Roman tales in her books 📚.
Her work mixes poems, essays, and stories, making new kinds of writing ✨.
The prize comes with a lot of money, about one million dollars 💰.
Key Points
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Anne Carson is a Canadian poet and essay writer.
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She won the Nobel Prize in literature.
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She loves using ancient Greek and Roman stories.
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Her books mix poetry, essays, and fiction.
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The prize includes about one million U.S. dollars.
New Words to Learn
11 wordspoet
someone who writes poems
essayist
someone who writes short, non‑fiction pieces called essays
Nobel Prize
a very important award given for great work in fields like science or writing
literature
written works such as stories, poems, and books
classical
relating to ancient Greek and Roman times
ancient
very old, from a long time ago
Greek
people and stories from a country called Greece long ago
Roman
people and stories from ancient Rome
desire
a strong feeling of wanting something
translator
a person who changes words from one language into another
philology
the study of old languages and how they were used
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