Jon Fosse
WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize
"Fosse's fusing of the commonplace and the existential, together with his dramatic forays into the past, make for a relentlessly consuming work: already Septology feels momentous."—The Guardian
The Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other
...WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
"Fosse's portrait of intersecting lives is that rare metaphysical novel that readers will find compulsively readable."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
The Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his...WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
2022 International Booker Prize, Finalist2022 National Book Award, Finalist
New York Times Editors' Choice
"With Septology, Fosse has found a new approach to writing fiction, different from what he has written before and—it is strange to say, as the novel enters its fifth century—different from what has been written before. Septology
4) A Shining
WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and ultimately finds himself stuck at the end of a forest road. It soon grows dark and begins to snow. But instead of searching for help, he ventures, foolishly, into the dark forest. Inevitably, the man gets lost, and as he grows cold and tired, he encounters a glowing being
...5) Trilogy
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023
Trilogy is Jon Fosse's critically acclaimed, luminous love story about Asle and Alida, two lovers trying to find their place in this world. Homeless and sleepless, they wander around Bergen in the rain, trying to make a life for themselves and the child they expect. Through a rich web of historical, cultural, and theological allusions, Fosse constructs a modern parable of
...Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023
