Who is Jon Fosse, how old is he, where is he from?

Jon Fosse won the Nobel Prize in Literature, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. So, who is Jon Fosse, how old is he, where is he from? What are the works of Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?

The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature has been announced. This year’s award was won by Norwegian author Jon Olav Fosse. So, who is Jon Fosse, how old is he, where is he from? What are the works of Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?

WHO IS JON FOSSE?

Jon Fosse was born on September 29, 1959 in Haugesund, Norway. A serious accident when he was seven years old brought him to the brink of death; this experience significantly influenced his writing as an adult. He enrolled at the University of Bergen and studied comparative literature. His first novel, Raudt, svart (Red, Black), was published in 1983, written in Nynorsk, one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language. His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast (And We Will Never Part), was staged and published in 1994. Fosse has written novels, short stories, poems, children’s books, essays, and plays. His works have been translated into more than forty languages.

Fosse was awarded France’s Ordre national du Mérite in 2003. Fosse was also ranked 83rd on The Daily Telegraph’s list of the 100 Greatest Living Geniuses. His novel A New Name: Septology VI-VII, translated into English by Damion Searls in April 2022, was nominated for the International Booker Prize. The book was named a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.

Fosse was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature on October 5, 2023.

Morgon og kveld (Morning and Evening, 1990)

Melancholia I (1995) ve Melancholia II 1996)

Naustet (The Boat House, 1997)

Natt til morgon (Night to Morning, 2000)

Septologien (The Septology, 2002-2008)

Andvake (Wakefulness, 1991)

Olavs draumar (Olav’s Dreams, 1995)

Kveldsvævd (Weariness, 2007)