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Wrong Norma

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**Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026**

Wrong Norma is Anne Carson's first book of original material in eight years

'Effortlessly readable and…fun' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'I'm a big fan...' TEJU COLE

Anne Carson is probably our most celebrated living poet, winner of countless awards and the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Famously reticent, asking that her books be published without cover copy, she has agreed to say this:

Wrong Norma is a collection of writings about different things, like Joseph Conrad, Guantanamo, Flaubert, snow, poverty, Roget's Thesaurus, my Dad, Saturday night, Sokrates, writing sonnets, forensics, encounters with lovers, the word "idea", the feet of Jesus, and Russian thugs. The pieces are not linked. That's why I've called them "wrong".

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER FOR POETRY

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  • 5
    Chatty quality to the writing, teasing references, observations and humour, drôle and dry, a grenache/viognier mix I would hazard, very pleasant and stimulating readings

    Posted by Anthony White on 11th Oct 2024

    Madame Carson managed to stay quite close to the LRB review, but she has an idiosyncratic way of expressing which strayed from the article but was nevertheless very pleasing ?.

Authors:
Carson, Anne
Year Published:
2024
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781787332355
Number of Pages:
192
Publication Date:
08/02/2024
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9781787332355

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