Author Record

Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Jon Fosse: books and prizes

Norwegian authorBorn 29 September 1959

Jon Fosse is a Norwegian author who writes in Nynorsk. He has published novels, plays, poetry and essays, beginning with the novel Raudt, svart in 1983. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023.2,3,1

Works, in order of first publication

  1. 1983Raudt, svart3Debut novelnovel
  2. 1989Boathouse3,4,2Naustetnovel
  3. 1994Og aldri skal vi skiljast3,4play
  4. 1995The Name4Namnetplay
  5. 1995Melancholy I3,4Melancholia Inovel
  6. 1996Someone Is Going to Come3,4,2Nokon kjem til å kommeplay
  7. 2000Morning and Evening3,4Morgon og kveldnovel
  8. 2007Wakefulness3,4AndvakeFirst part of the trilogy collected as Trilogien in 2014novel
  9. 2019Septology3,4,2Published in three volumes, Det andre namnet 2019, Eg er ein annan 2020 and Eit nytt namn 2021novel
  10. 2023A Shining3Kvitleiknovel
  11. 2025Vaim3,2novel

Prizes

  1. 2015Nordic Council Literature Prize3,4For Trilogien
  2. 2023Nobel Prize in Literature1,2For Body of work

Sources

  1. Nobel Prize Outreach, Jon Fosse, Facts, Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 (accessed 2026-10-28)
  2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jon Fosse, Encyclopaedia Britannica (accessed 2026-10-28)
  3. Store norske leksikon, Jon Fosse, Store norske leksikon (last updated 2026-09-30)
  4. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Jon Fosse, prix Nobel de littérature 2023, bibliographie (November 2023)