Fosse’s work, rooted in his Norwegian background, “focuses on human insecurity and anxiety," Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel literature committee, told The Associated Press. "It was a great joy for me to get the phone call.”WHY DID THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE GO TO JON FOSSE? Fosse has cited the bleak, enigmatic work of Irish writer Samuel Beckett — the 1969 Nobel literature laureate — as an influence on his sparse, minimalist style. While Fosse is the fourth Norwegian writer to get the literature prize, he is the first in nearly a century and the first who writes in Nynorsk, one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language. “I stand here and feel a little numb, but of course very happy for the great honor,” Fosse told Norway's TV2.

Source: Daily Sun October 05, 2023 17:11 UTC