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Anne Carson

Bio

Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. She is author of The Autobiography of Red, The Beauty of the Husband, Decreation, Economy of the Unlost, Eros the Bittersweet, Glass, Irony and God, Grief Lessons, If Not, Winter, Men in the Off Hours, Norma Jean Baker of Troy, Nox, Plainwater and Red Doc>. Antigonick, her translation of Sophokles' play Antigone, was published in 2012 by New Directions (USA) and Bloodaxe Books (UK) in a hardback edition with illustrations by Bianca Stone. Antigonick won the 2012 Criticos Prize for an original work, written in (or translated into) English, inspired by Greece or Greek exploits, culture or history. Her latest book is The Trojan Women, a collaboration with Rosanna Bruno in a comic book reimagining of Euripides' tragedy, published in 2021 by New Directions (USA) and Bloodaxe Books (UK).

Anne Carson Books

Wrong Norma book cover

Wrong Norma

Anne Carson
Eros the Bittersweet book cover

Eros the Bittersweet

Anne Carson
Iphigenia Among the Taurians book cover

Iphigenia Among the Taurians

Euripides
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy book cover

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy

Anne Carson
Bakkhai book cover

Bakkhai

Anne Carson
Freeman's: Arrival book cover

Freeman's: Arrival

John Freeman
Antigonick book cover

Antigonick

Anne Carson
Plainwater book cover

Plainwater

Anne Carson
Autobiography of Red book cover

Autobiography of Red

Anne Carson
Men in the Off Hours book cover

Men in the Off Hours

Anne Carson
The Beauty of the Husband book cover

The Beauty of the Husband

Anne Carson
An Oresteia book cover

An Oresteia

Anne Carson
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