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Jon Fosse
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| Born | Jon Olav Fosse (1959-09-29) 29 September 1959 (age 65) Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway |
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| Education | University of Bergen (BA) |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (2023) |
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| Children | 3 |
Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September 1959 in Haugesund) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright.
Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright.
In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Fosse has written more than seventy novels. He has also written poems, children's books, essays, and plays. His works have been translated into more than fifty languages.
Biography
[change | change source]Jon Fosse was born in 1959 in Haugesund, Rogaland county, and grew up in Strandebarm, Hardanger (a traditional district in Vestland). He started writing when he was about twelve years o