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Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature Prize
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10/5/2023
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Weeks of literary gossip and speculation came to an end just over an hour ago
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with the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize winner in literature.
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Jan Fossey, the Norwegian playwright, is this year's recipient.
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His minimalistic style is often compared to Samuel Beckett.
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His plays Boathouse and Melancholy 1 and 2 are among his more successful plays.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author
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Jon Fossey for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.
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I've just spoken to Jon Fossey on the phone.
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Not every laureate believes me when I make the call
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but he was prepared to have confidence until one o'clock.
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