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STOCKHOLM — <\/span>Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson who combines the classical and the modern wins Nobel Prize in Literature.<\/p>\n THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story is below.<\/p>\n The Nobel Prize<\/a> in literature will be awarded Thursday by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.<\/p>\n Last year, Hungarian writer L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Krasznahorkai<\/a>, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of \u201capocalyptic terror.\u201d<\/p>\n Three science awards were announced earlier this week. The Nobel for medicine<\/a> went to three scientists<\/a> whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. The physics award<\/a> recognized a scientist\u2019s efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos. The chemistry prize<\/a> recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.<\/p>\n This week ends with Friday’s peace prize<\/a>. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.<\/p>\n The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million), whether for an individual, small group of laureates or organization.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n Dazio reported from Berlin.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP Nobel Prizes: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nobel-prizes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n