Why Doesn't Persian Literature Win a Nobel?

Last week, Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, announced that this year's Nobel Prize in Literature had gone to Anne Carson, the Canadian writer, making her only the second Canadian writer in the prize's history. Carson has written poetry for decades, translated while working, and taught at university.

Last week, Ingrid Carlberry, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, announced that this year's Nobel Prize in Literature has gone to the Canadian author Ann Carson, who is the second Canadian author in the history of the award. Carson Omari wrote and translated poetry at the same time and taught at the university