Jon Fosse

Jon Fosse
Born (1959-09-29) 29 September 1959
Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
Occupation Playwright, journalist
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, 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 2007.[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. 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.[3]

Fosse was awarded the 2015 Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Andvake, Olavs draumar and Kveldsvævd.[4]

Personal life

Thrice married, 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.[3]

Honours and awards

Bibliography

Plays

  • Nokon kjem til å komme (Someone Is Going To Come) (written in 1992–93; first produced in 1996)
  • Og aldri skal vi skiljast (And Never we'll be Parted) (1994)
  • Namnet (The Name) (1995)
  • Barnet (The Child) (1996)
  • Mor og barn (Mother and Child) (1997)
  • Sonen (The Son) (1997)[14]
  • Natta syng sine songar (Nightsongs) (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[14]
  • 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)
  • Desse auga (These eyes) (2009)

All the plays are published in English translation by Oberon Books.

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)
  • Kortare prosa" (Shorter prose) (2011)
  • Olavs draumar (Olav's dreams) Novella (2012)
  • Kveldsvævd ("Weariness") Novella (2014)
  • "Trilogien" ("Trilogy") Novel (2014)

"Melanchola I", "Melancholia II","Aliss by the Fire" and "Morning and Evening" are published in English translation by Dalkey Archieve Press, which will also publish "Trilogy" ("Sleepless", "Olav's Dreams", "Weariness") and "Boathouse".

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)
  • Stein til stein (2013)

"Poems", a selection of Jon Fosse's poetry, is published in English translation by Shift Fox Press.

Essays

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

"Angel Goes through the Stage and Other Essays", a selection of Jon Fosse's essays, is published in English translation by Dalkey Archieve Press.

References

  1. ↑ Alfred Fidjestøl (24 October 2007). "Åtvarer mot kjendiseriet". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Top 100 living geniuses". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kjell Kvamme (16 November 2013) Jon Fosse katolikk: Som å kome heim Vårt Land. Retrieved 16 November 2013 (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ NRK. "Fosse vant Nordisk råds litteraturpris". NRK. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 Nynorsk litteraturpris
  6. ↑ Store norske leksikon (2005–2007). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Fransk heder til Fosse, nrk.no.
  8. ↑ "Jon Fosse prisas av Svenska Akademien". nummer.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Fosse får Akademiens nordiska pris". DN.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  10. ↑ 2007 Archive
  11. ↑ "Jon Fosse". internationalibsenaward.com. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Laureate 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). City of Strasbourg. 19 November 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Prize ceremony 2015". norden.org. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  14. 1 2 Fosse, Jon (2005). Plays Four. Modern playwrights. London: Oberon. ISBN 1-84002-479-8.
Awards
Preceded by
Edith Roger		 Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris
2003 		Succeeded by
Jan Garbarek
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