Jon Fosse

Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist.

Jon Fosse
Born	(1959-09-29) 29 September 1959 Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
Occupation	Playwright, writer
Nationality	Norwegian
Alma mater	University of Bergen

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 2003.[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.[3] 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.[4]

Fosse was awarded the 2015 Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Andvake (Wakefulness), Olavs draumar (Olav's Dreams) and Kveldsvævd.[5] (Weariness)

Numerous of Fosse's works have been translated to Persian language by Mohammad Hamed also his works have been performed in Iran/Tehran main halls.[6][7]

Personal life

Married three times, 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.[4] Fosse has six children.

Fosse does not drink alcohol, after previous struggles with alcoholism.[8]

Honours and awards

• 1998 Nynorsk Literature Prize[9]
• 1997 Aschehoug Prize[10]
• 1999 Dobloug Prize[11]
• 2003 Norsk kulturråds ærespris
• 2003 Nynorsk Literature Prize[9]
• 2003 Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France (2003)[1]
• 2005 Brage Prize
• 2005 Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
• 2007 The Swedish Academy Nordic Prize[12][13]
• 2007 The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs' Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[14]
• 2010 The Ibsen Award[15]
• 2014 European Prize for Literature[16]
• 2015 Nordic Council Literature Prize[17]

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)[18] 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[18] 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 Boathouse) 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, translated in English as Aliss at the Fire) Novel (2004, 2005) Andvake (Wakefulness) Novella (2007) Kortare prosa" (Shorter prose) (2011) Olavs draumar (Olav's dreams) Novella (2012) Kveldsvævd (Weariness) Novella (2014) Trilogien (Trilogy) Novel (2014) Det Andre Namnet - Septologien I-II (The Other Name - Septology I-II) Novel (2019) "Melanchola I", "Melancholia II","Aliss at the Fire", "Morning and Evening", "Boathouse", and "Trilogy" ("Wakefulness", "Olav's Dreams", "Weariness") are published in English translation by Dalkey Archive Press. "The Other Name" is published in English by Fitzcarraldo Editions. They also publish "Scenes From a Childhood", which collects some short pieces from "Shorter Prose" among others. 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 Archive Press.

References

1. Fransk heder til Fosse, nrk.no.
2. "Top 100 living geniuses". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
3. "Winje Agency". Winje Agency. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
4. Kjell Kvamme (16 November 2013) Jon Fosse katolikk: Som å kome heim Archived 19 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Vårt Land. Retrieved 16 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
5. NRK. "Fosse vant Nordisk råds litteraturpris". NRK. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
6. "Iranian actor Kianian to perform in Fosse play". Mehr News Agency. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
7. Behnegarsoft.com (1 January 2011). "IBNA - 2nd stage shortlisted works of Dramatic Arts". Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
8. "A Conversation with Jon Fosse". Music & Literature. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
9. Nynorsk litteraturpris
10. "Jon Fosse (NORWAY)". AO International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
11. Store norske leksikon (2005–2007). "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
12. "Jon Fosse prisas av Svenska Akademien". nummer.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
13. "Fosse får Akademiens nordiska pris". DN.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
14. 2007 Archive
15. "Jon Fosse". internationalibsenaward.com. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
16. "Laureate 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). City of Strasbourg. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
17. "Prize ceremony 2015". norden.org. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
18. Fosse, Jon (2005). Plays Four. Modern playwrights. London: Oberon. ISBN 1-84002-479-8.

External links

• Jon Fosse on IMDb
• Jon Fosse at Doollee.com
• Vincent Rafis, Mémoire et voix des morts dans le théâtre de Jon Fosse, Les presses du réel, Dijon, 2009 : http://www.lespressesdureel.com/ouvrage.php?id=1198&menu=
• Andrew Dickson: Jon Fosse: 'The idea of writing another play doesn't give me pleasure' The Guardian, 12 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

Awards
Preceded by Edith Roger	Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris 2003	Succeeded by Jan Garbarek