The popular Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse recently received the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature for 2023 on Thursday.
People like Jon Fosse are worth knowing because they are the ones who dedicate their lives to their art.
The man was born in Haugesund, on the west coast of Norway, in 1959. The man is known and loved for his beautiful drama. But his great writing skills are not limited to plays, but also to essays, children’s books, translations and poetry.
Many in the world praise his unique writing style. For example, Anders Olsson, a member of the Swedish Academy, said that Jon Fosse’s work “touches the deepest feelings you have, anxieties, insecurities, questions of life and death.”
“It has a kind of universal influence on everything he writes. And it doesn’t matter if it’s drama, poetry or prose, it’s the same kind of appeal of basic humanism,” the man further expressed.
For a long time, Fosse was considered a strong candidate for the award. This year, the man seemed a bit depressed and frightened by the prestigious award.
When asked to express his feelings, he said: “I see this as a reward for literature that wants to be literature first and foremost, without any considerations.”
Jon Fosse comes from Norway and is 64 years old. He is the first Norwegian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature since 1928.
“I was surprised, but at the same time, in a way, I wasn’t,” Jon Fosse expressed.
“For ten years I participated in the debate and I prepared more or less carefully for ten years so that this could happen,” he continued.
He also noted that since he won the Nobel Prize, there are no more big prizes to win. Everything will go downhill from now on, he said.
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