Weariness (novella)
Weariness (Nynorsk: Kveldsvævd) is a 2014 novella by the Norwegian writer Jon Fosse.
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Author | Jon Fosse |
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Original title | Kveldsvævd |
Country | Norway |
Language | Norwegian |
Genre | novel |
Published | 2014 |
Publisher | Samlaget |
Published in English | September 2016 |
Awards | Nordic Council's Literature Prize of 2015 |
The story is set some hundred years ago. The protagonist is the elderly woman "Ales", who is the daughter of "Alida" from Fosse's earlier novellas Wakefulness and Olav's Dreams.[1]
Awards
In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the trilogy Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams and Kveldsvævd.[2][3]
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References
- Hoem, Knut (20 January 2014). "Fosse mellom lys og mørke". NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Zakariassen, Gaute (27 October 2015). "Nordisk råds litteraturpris til Jon Fosse". NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- "2015 Jon Fosse, Norway: Andvake. Olavs draumar. Kveldsvævd". www.norden.org. The Nordic Council. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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