Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse | |
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| Born | 29 September 1959 Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway |
| Occupation | Playwright, writer |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist.
Biography
Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart (Red, Black). His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast (And We'll Never Be Parted), 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.
Fosse was made a chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France in 2003.[1] Fosse also has been ranked number 83 on the list of the Top 100 living geniuses by The Daily Telegraph.[2]
Since 2011, Fosse has been granted the Grotten, an honorary residence owned by the Norwegian state and located on the premises of the Royal Palace in the city centre of Oslo.[3] Use of the Grotten as a permanent residence is an honour specially bestowed by the King of Norway for contributions to Norwegian arts and culture.
Fosse was among the literary consultants to Bibel 2011, a Norwegian translation of the Bible published in 2011.[4]
Fosse was awarded the 2015 Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Andvake (Wakefulness), Olavs draumar (Olav's Dreams) and Kveldsvævd (Weariness).[5]
Numerous of Fosse's works have been translated into Persian by Mohammad Hamed also his works have been performed in Iran/Tehran main halls.[6][7]
Personal life
He lives part of the time with his Slovak wife in Hainburg an der Donau. He also has a home in Bergen. Originally a member of the Church of Norway, he joined the Catholic Church in 2013.[4]
Bibliography
Prose
- Raudt, svart (1983). Red, Black
- Stengd gitar (1985). Closed Guitar
- Blod. Steinen er (1987). Blood. The Stone Is
- Naustet (1989). Boathouse, trans. May-Brit Akerholt (Dalkey Archive, 2017).
- Flaskesamlaren (1991). The Bottle-Collector
- Bly og vatn (1992). Lead and Water
- To forteljingar (1993). Two Stories
- Prosa frå ein oppvekst (1994). Prose from a Childhood
- Melancholia I (1995). Melancholy, trans. Grethe Kvernes and Damion Searls (Dalkey Archive, 2006).
- Melancholia II (1996). Melancholy II, trans. Eric Dickens (Dalkey Archive, 2014).
- Eldre kortare prosa med 7 bilete av Camilla Wærenskjold (1998). Older Shorter Prose with 7 Pictures of Camilla Wærenskjold
- Morgon og kveld (2000). Morning and Evening, trans. Damion Searls (Dalkey Archive, 2015).
- Det er Ales (2004). Aliss at the Fire, trans. Damion Searls (Dalkey Archive, 2010).
- Andvake (2007). Wakefulness
- Kortare prosa (2011). Shorter Prose
- Olavs draumar (2012). Olav's Dreams
- Kveldsvævd (2014). Weariness
- Trilogien (2014). Trilogy, trans. May-Brit Akerholt (Dalkey Archive, 2016). Compiles three novellas: Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams and Weariness.
- Det andre namnet - Septologien I-II (2019). The Other Name: Septology I-II, trans. Damion Searls (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2019).
- Eg er ein annan - Septologien III-V (2020). I Is Another: Septology III-V, trans. Damion Searls (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2020).
- Eit nytt namn - Septologien VI-VII (2021). A New Name: Septology VI-VII, trans. Damion Searls (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2021).
Compilations in English
- Scenes from a Childhood, trans. Damion Searls (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2018). Collects texts from various sources.
Plays
- Nokon kjem til å komme (written in 1992–93; first produced in 1996). Someone Is Going to Come Home
- Og aldri skal vi skiljast (1994). And We'll Never Be Parted
- Namnet (1995). The Name
- Barnet (1996). The Child
- Mor og barn (1997). Mother and Child
- Sonen (1997). The Son
- Natta syng sine songar (1997). Nightsongs, trans. Gregory Motton (2002).
- Gitarmannen (1999). The Guitar Man
- Ein sommars dag (1999). A Summer's Day
- Draum om hausten (1999). Dream of Autumn
- Sov du vesle barnet mitt (2000). Sleep My Baby Sleep
- Besøk (2000). Visits
- Vinter (2000). Winter
- Ettermiddag (2000). Afternoon
- Vakkert (2001). Beautiful
- Dødsvariasjonar (2001). Death Variations
- Jenta i sofaen (2002). The Girl on the Sofa, trans. David Harrower (2002).
- Lilla (2003). Lilac
- Suzannah (2004)
- Dei døde hundane (2004). The Dead Dogs, trans. May-Brit Akerholt (2014).
- Sa ka la (2004)
- Varmt (2005). Warm
- Svevn (2005). Sleep
- Rambuku (2006)
- Skuggar (2006). Shadows
- Eg er vinden (2007). I Am the Wind, trans. Simon Stephens (2012).
- Desse auga (2009). These Eyes
Compilations in English
- Plays One (2002). Someone Is Going to Come Home; The Name; The Guitar Man; The Child
- Plays Two (2004). A Summer's Day; Dream of Autumn; Winter
- Plays Three (2004). Mother and Child; Sleep My Baby Sleep; Afternoon; Beautiful; Death Variations
- Plays Four (2005). And We’ll Never Be Parted; The Son; Visits; Meanwhile the lights go down and everything becomes black
- Plays Five (2011). Suzannah; Living Secretly; The Dead Dogs; A Red Butterfly's Wings; Warm; Telemakos; Sleep
- Plays Six (2014). Rambuku; Freedom; Over There; These Eyes; Girl in Yellow Raincoat; Christmas Tree Song; Sea
Poetry
- Engel med vatn i augene (1986)
- Hundens bevegelsar (1990)
- Hund og engel (1992)
- Dikt 1986–1992 (1995). Revidert samleutgåve
- Nye dikt 1991–1994 (1997)
- Dikt 1986–2001 (2001). Samla dikt. Lyrikklubben
- Auge i vind (2003)
- Stein til stein (2013)
Compilations in English
- Poems (Shift Fox Press, 2014). Selection of poems, translated by May-Brit Akerholt.
Essays
- Frå telling via showing til writing (1989)
- Gnostiske essay (1999)
- An Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays, trans. May-Brit Akerholt (Dalkey Archive, 2015).
Awards and honors
- 1998 Nynorsk Literature Prize[8]
- 1997 Aschehoug Prize[9]
- 1999 Dobloug Prize[10]
- 2003 Norsk kulturråds ærespris[citation needed]
- 2003 Nynorsk Literature Prize[8]
- 2003 Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France (2003)[1]
- 2005 Brage Prize[citation needed]
- 2005 Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav[citation needed]
- 2007 The Swedish Academy Nordic Prize[11][12]
- 2007 The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs' Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[13]
- 2010 The Ibsen Award[14]
- 2014 European Prize for Literature[15]
- 2015 Nordic Council Literature Prize[16]
References
- ^ a b Fransk heder til Fosse, nrk.no.
- ^ "Top 100 living geniuses". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Winje Agency". Winje Agency. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b Kjell Kvamme (16 November 2013) Jon Fosse katolikk: Som å kome heim Archived 19 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Vårt Land. Retrieved 16 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
- ^ NRK. "Fosse vant Nordisk råds litteraturpris". NRK. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Iranian actor Kianian to perform in Fosse play". Mehr News Agency. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Behnegarsoft.com (1 January 2011). "IBNA - 2nd stage shortlisted works of Dramatic Arts". Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b Nynorsk litteraturpris
- ^ "Jon Fosse (NORWAY)". AO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Store norske leksikon (2005–2007). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jon Fosse prisas av Svenska Akademien". nummer.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Fosse får Akademiens nordiska pris". DN.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ 2007 Archive
- ^ "Jon Fosse". internationalibsenaward.com. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Laureate 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). City of Strasbourg. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Prize ceremony 2015". norden.org. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
External links
- Jon Fosse at IMDb
- Jon Fosse at Doollee.com
- Vincent Rafis, Mémoire et voix des morts dans le théâtre de Jon Fosse, Les presses du réel, Dijon, 2009 : http://www.lespressesdureel.com/ouvrage.php?id=1198&menu=
- Andrew Dickson: Jon Fosse: 'The idea of writing another play doesn't give me pleasure' The Guardian, 12 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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