Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse | |
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| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | Norway |
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. Fossee was made a chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France in 2007.[1]
Honours and awards
- Nynorsk Literature Prize (1988)
- Aschehoug Prize (1997 )
- Dobloug Prize (1999 )
- Norsk kulturråds ærespris (2003)
- Nynorsk Literature Prize (2003)
- Brage Prize (2005)
- Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (2005)
- The Swedish Academy's nordiska pris (2007)
- The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs' Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (2007)
- Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France (2007)
Bibliography
Plays
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Prose
Poetry
Essays
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References
- ^ Alfred Fidjestøl (24 October 2007). "Åtvarer mot kjendiseriet". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ a b Fosse, Jon (2005). Plays Four. Modern playwrights. London: Oberon. ISBN 1840024798.
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External links
- Jon Fosse at Doollee.com
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