Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor.
Winners have been named in medicine, physics and chemistry, with a total prize pool of 12 million Swedish kronor. Medicine highlights optogenetics; physics advances neutrino research; chemistry recognizes work on mirror-image molecules. The literature prize and economics prize will be awarded later this week and next week respectively.
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Anne Carson. Articles from multiple outlets highlight Carson's hybrid oeuvre and its blending of poetry, translation, and classical texts. The reporting notes Icelandic locale, archival translations, and the prize’s significance amid debates on euro-centrism and sexism.
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Hall and Woodford for creating microeconomic foundations that stabilize macro policy. Their models support central banks and governments in dampening economic swings and guiding responses to shocks like energy crises.
Sally Rooney has had UK publishers stop supplying her books after she pledged to donate UK proceeds to Palestine Action, a group proscribed under UK terrorism law. Fellow writers including Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies have pledged to send their royalties to Rooney in solidarity. The UK Supreme Court will hear an appeal over the proscription on 4–5 November.