- Jon Fosse is a Norwegian playwright
- He is internationally recognized for his work
- HERE are the details
The 64-year-old playwright was awarded the prize "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," NPR reports. And few could argue with that, really. While Fosse is not well-known to the general public outside of Norway, he is internationally celebrated within the literary community.
Jon Fosse has solidified his legend
He has often been referred to as "the most produced living playwright," as NPR reports. "His immense oeuvre, written in Norwegian Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children's books and translations," the Nobel Prize committee said via an official statement.
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"While he is today one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world, he has also become increasingly recognized for his prose," they said. Fosse began as a novelist, only to break through as a playwright in his 40s...
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