Fosse’s work, rooted in his Norwegian background, “focuses on human insecurity and anxiety,' said Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel literature committee. 'The basic choices you make in life.'
Fosse’s work, rooted in his Norwegian background, “focuses on human insecurity and anxiety," said Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel literature committee."The basic choices you make in life."
Fosse has cited the bleak, enigmatic work of Irish writer Samuel Beckett — the 1969 Nobel literature laureate — as an influence on his minimalist style. Still, Bokmaal is “the language of power, it’s the language of urban centers, of the press,” according to Puzey. Nynorsk, by contrast, is used mainly by people in rural western Norway.Norway’ culture minister, Lubna Jaffery, told news agency NTB that it was “a historic day for the Nynorsk language and Nynorsk literature” and noted that “it has been 95 years since the last time a Norwegian author received the Nobel Prize for literature.
His work “A New Name: Septology VI-VII” — described by Olsson as Fosse’s magnum opus — was a finalist for the International Booker Prize in 2022. An exploration of life, death and spirituality, the seven-volume novel contains no sentence breaks.
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