Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature Prize

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00:00 Weeks of literary gossip and speculation came to an end just over an hour ago

00:04 with the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize winner in literature.

00:08 Jan Fossey, the Norwegian playwright, is this year's recipient.

00:12 His minimalistic style is often compared to Samuel Beckett.

00:16 His plays Boathouse and Melancholy 1 and 2 are among his more successful plays.

00:23 The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author

00:29 Jon Fossey for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.

00:36 I've just spoken to Jon Fossey on the phone.

00:40 Not every laureate believes me when I make the call

00:44 but he was prepared to have confidence until one o'clock.

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