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Vaim by Jon Fosse review – the Nobel laureate performs a strange miracle

In the Norwegian master’s latest example of ‘mystical realism’, one man makes a dreamlike, hypnotic voyage through life

The Guardian - UK

Einkvan review – Nobel-winner’s eerie, evocative study of estrangement and solitude

A sinister, clinical chill permeates this beguiling production of a new work by Norwegian dramatist Jon Fosse, aided by clever lighting and a ghostly piano score

The Guardian - UK

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – what happens when we die

The Nobel prize winner pushes at the veil between this world and the next in the immersive tale of a solitary fisherman

The Guardian - UK

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Norway launches Jon Fosse prize for literary translators

The award will be the biggest of its kind in Europe and aims to celebrate the work of an overlooked and underpaid profession facing an existential threat from AI

The Guardian - UK

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – the Nobel laureate’s mystical account of where we begin and end

In this republished novella from 2000 about a fisherman and his son, the Norwegian writer captures the puzzlement and wonder of the human condition

The Guardian - UK

South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – as it happened

Author, known for her acclaimed work The Vegetarian, honoured for her ‘intense prose that confronts historical traumas’

The Guardian - UK

Chinese author Can Xue is favourite to win 2024 Nobel prize in literature

With odds of 10/1, the author of Love in the New Millennium, who was also the favourite last year, leads a pack that includes Haruki Murakami and Margaret Atwood

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Upcoming Nobel prizes offer glimmer of hope as global crises mount

Next week's Nobel Prize announcements will crown achievements that made the world a better place, a glimmer of optimism amid a spiralling Middle East conflict, war in Ukraine, famine in Sudan and a collapsing climate.

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Knausgaard's ambitious new novel imagines Europe's last decades – ending with an ominous star and the return of the dead

The Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard is a 21st-century literary phenomenon. Talked up as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he has been compared to some of the greatest writers of all time: Fyodor Dostovesky, Marcel Proust, Roberto Bolaño. His work challenges conventional assumptions about content and form,…

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Jon Fosse says he would have stopped writing 40 years ago if he had listened to critics

Septology author uses Nobel laureate speech to say writing ‘can save lives’ as he recalls his early poor reviews

The Guardian - UK

A Shining by Jon Fosse review – a spiritual journey

The new Nobel laureate’s latest novella is a shimmering fable about a man lost in a dark forest

The Guardian - UK

Nobel prize winner Jon Fosse: ‘It took years before I dared to write again’

In 2012, the Norwegian novelist and playwright collapsed. He gave up drinking, retreating from the public eye – then, earlier this month, he got a call from the Swedish academy. He discusses how it feels to win a Nobel prize

The Guardian - UK

Animal music, broken bridges and amazing shoe designs – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Jon Fosse: Nobel prize in literature winner is a playwright who puts outsiders centre stage

When Jon Fosse receives this year’s Nobel prize in literature in December, it will be collected by a playwright and novelist whose work examines the lives of ordinary people on the outer reaches of society, trying to cope with the challenges and hardships of daily life.

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‘An extraordinary ethereal force’: readers react to the work of Jon Fosse

The author finally achieved global recognition with his Nobel prize in literature, but he has been winning fans with his mesmerising prose and elemental plays for years

France 24

Final works and a Pokemon mashup: New van Gogh exhibitions

In this roundup of cultural news, we kick off with the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature: Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse. A minimalistic and existential writer, his prolific body of work includes more than 40 plays and a multi-volume novel written as a single sentence. We…

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Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for giving 'voice to the unsayable'

Jon Fosse has just been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.

The Guardian - UK

Where to start with: Jon Fosse

Having long been tipped as the next Nobel laureate, the Norwegian writer has this year been awarded the prize. For those new to the acclaimed playwright and novelist, here are some good ways in

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Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

His name had long been on the list of potential Nobel laureates. This Thursday, the Swedish Academy named Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in 1959 on Norway's western coast, the 64-year-old's vast body of work includes plays, novels, poetry,…

The Guardian - UK

Jon Fosse’s Nobel prize announces his overdue arrival on the global stage

The critically acclaimed author is the first ever laureate in the prize’s history to write in Nynorsk and his win marks a further step in the Nordic state’s rise as a cultural powerhouse

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Nobel Literature 2023 awarded to Norwegian Jon Fosse, author says "overwhelmed, grateful"

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 has been awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable", the Royal Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel prize in literature

The Norwegian author of novels, short stories and Pinteresque drama was praised by the judges for ‘giving voice to the unsayable’

The Times of India

Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 awarded to Jon Fosse: All about the author

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 is awarded to Jon Fosse on October 5. The Norwegian author was announced as a winner of the prestigious award “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”

The Times of India

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse bags Nobel Prize in Literature 2023: All about the author

Evening Standard

Nobel Prize in literature won by Norwegian author Jon Fosse

The new laureate joins an illustrious list of past winners thanks to ‘his innovative plays and prose, which give voice to the unsayable’

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