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Jon Olav Fosse (Norwegian: [ˈjʊ̀nː ˈfɔ̂sːə]; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable."
6 days ago · Jon Fosse is a Norwegian author of novels, plays, poems, children’s books, and essays, who has also worked as an instructor and a translator. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023 “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
Oct 5, 2023 · Throughout a decades-long career, the playwright and author Jon Fosse has inspired comparisons to Henrik Ibsen, Samuel Beckett and even George Harrison from the Beatles.
Jon Fosse delivered his Nobel Prize lecture in literature on 7 December 2023 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. He was introduced by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. English [pdf] Swedish [pdf] Norwegian (pdf) © THE NOBEL FOUNDATION 2023.
Jon Fosse. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023. Born: 29 September 1959, Haugesund, Norway. Residence at the time of the award: Norway; Austria. Prize motivation: “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable” Language: Norwegian Nynorsk. Prize share: 1/1. Work.
Oct 5, 2023 · A Norwegian writer, Jon Fosse, has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature. Though little-known outside his home country, he is celebrated in literary circles.
Interview with the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in literature, Jon Fosse, recorded in Stockholm on 9 December 2023 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Jon Fosse answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): 00:00 How did your writing career start? 01:58 What inspired you to start writing?
Oct 5, 2023 · The Norwegian novelist, poet and playwright Jon Fosse — who has found a growing audience in the English-speaking world for novels that grapple with themes of aging, mortality, love and art —...
Oct 5, 2023 · Norwegian author, playwright and poet Jon Fosse has been named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy said on Thursday it was for his "innovative plays...
Oct 5, 2023 · Jon Fosse, the Norwegian winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023, was better known in the English-speaking world on announcement morning than many past winners have been.
