Jon Fosse

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Jon Fosse
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Born 29 September 1959 (1959-09-29) (age 50)
Haugesund, Norway
Occupation Playwright
Nationality Norway
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Jon Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist.

Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart (Red, black). His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and published in 1994. Jon Fosse has written novels, short stories, poetry, children's books, essays and plays. His works have been translated into more than forty languages. He is widely considered as one of the world's greatest contemporary playwrights. Fosse was made a chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France in 2007.[1]

Contents

[edit] Honours and awards

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Plays

  • Og aldri skal vi skiljast (And Never we'll be Parted) (1994)
  • Namnet (The Name) (1995)
  • Nokon kjem til å komme (Someone Is Going To Come) (1996)
  • Barnet (The Child) (1996 )
  • Mor og barn (Mother and Child) (1997)
  • Sonen (The Son) (1997) [2]
  • Natta syng sine songar (Night Sings its Songs) (1997)
  • Gitarmannen (The Guitar Man) Monolog (1999)
  • Ein sommars dag (A Summer's Day) (1999)
  • Draum om hausten (Autumn Dream) (1999)
  • Sov du vesle barnet mitt (Sleep you little Child of mine) (2000)
  • Besøk (Visits) (2000 [2]
  • Vinter (Winter) (2000)
  • Ettermiddag (Afternoon) (2000)
  • Vakkert (Beauftiful) (2001)
  • Dødsvariasjonar (Deathvariations) (2001)
  • Jenta i sofaen (The Girl on the Sofa) (2002)
  • Lilla (Lilac) (2003)
  • Suzannah (2004)
  • Dei døde hundane (The Dead Dogs) (2004)
  • Sa ka la (2004)
  • Varmt (Warm) (2005)
  • Svevn (Sleep) (2005)
  • Rambuku (2006)
  • Skuggar (Shadows) (2006)
  • Eg er vinden (I am the Wind) (2007)

[edit] Prose

  • Raudt, svart (Red, black) Novel (1983)
  • Stengd gitar (Closed Guitar) Novel (1985, 1992, 1997)
  • Blod. Steinen er (Blood. The stone is) Novella (1987)
  • Naustet (The boat-house) Novel (1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001)
  • Flaskesamlaren (The Bottle-collector) Novel (1991)
  • Bly og vatn (Lead and water) Novel (1992)
  • To forteljingar (Two Tales) Novellas (1993)
  • Prosa frå ein oppvekst (Prose from a Growing-up). Short prose (1994)
  • Melancholia I. Novel (1995, 1997, 1999 (English translation: Melancholy)
  • Melancholia II. Novel (1996, 1997, 1999)
  • Eldre kortare prosa med 7 bilete av Camilla Wærenskjold (Older shorter prose with 7 pictures of Camilla Wærenskjold) Short prose (1998)
  • Morgon og kveld (Morning and Evening) Novel (2000, 2001)
  • Det er Ales (This is Ales) Novel (2004, 2005)
  • Andvake (Sleepless) Novella (2007)

[edit] Poetry

  • Engel med vatn i augene (1986)
  • Hundens bevegelsar (1990)
  • Hund og engel (1992)
  • Dikt (1986-1992) Revidert samleutgåve (1995)
  • Nye dikt (1991-1994 (1997)
  • Dikt (1986-2001. Samla dikt. Lyrikklubben (2001)
  • Auge i vind (2003)

[edit] Essays

  • Frå telling via showing til writing (1989)
  • Gnostiske essay (1999)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alfred Fidjestøl (24 October 2007). "Åtvarer mot kjendiseriet" (in Norwegian). Klassekampen. http://www.klassekampen.no/48246/mod_article/item. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
  2. ^ a b Fosse, Jon (2005). Plays Four. Modern playwrights. London: Oberon. ISBN 1840024798. 

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
Edith Roger		 Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris
2003		 Succeeded by
Jan Garbarek
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