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Jon Fosse

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Jon Fosse

b. 1959-09-29 · From Norway

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Jon Fosse (born 29 September 1959 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian author who writes in Nynorsk. His body of work spans novels, poetry, essays, children's books and plays, and he is among the most widely performed playwrights in the world. His prose is known for a minimalist, incantatory style; …

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Hundmanuskripten

Jon Fosse

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Brancura

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A New Name

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Septology #3
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The Other Name: Septology I-II

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Septology #1
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I Is Another: Septology III-V

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Septology #2

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  • Has Jon Fosse won any major literary awards?

    Yes. Jon Fosse was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." He is the fourth Norwegian writer to receive the prize, and the first laureate to be recognized primarily for work written in Nynorsk.