WRITER

Jon Fosse

1959 - Today

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Jon Olav Fosse (Norwegian: [ˈjʊ̀nː ˈfɔ̂sːə]; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's work spans over seventy novels, poems, children's books, essays, and theatre plays, which have been translated into over fifty languages. The most performed Norwegian playwright after Henrik Ibsen, Fosse is currently—with productions presented on over a thousand stages worldwide—one of the most performed contemporary playwrights globally. His minimalist and deeply introspective plays, with language often bordering on lyrical prose and poetry, have been noted to represent a modern continuation of the dramatic tradition established by Henrik Ibsen in the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Fosse has received more than 799,287 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Jon Fosse is the 297th most popular writer (up from 2,685th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Norway (up from 150th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jon Fosse ranks 297 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur C. Clarke, Pearl S. Buck, Carl Spitteler, Colette, Sayyid Qutb, and Anne Brontë. After him are Heinrich von Kleist, Claude Simon, Lucan, Elfriede Jelinek, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, and Carlos Castaneda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Jon Fosse ranks 2. Before him is Carlo Ancelotti. After him are Jens Stoltenberg, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Luc Besson, Morrissey, Kevin Spacey, Klaus Iohannis, Emma Thompson, Val Kilmer, Evo Morales, and Alberto Fernández.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jon Fosse ranks 17 out of 1,039. Before him are Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Harald Fairhair (850), Erik the Red (950), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), and Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939). After him are Rollo (846), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Trygve Lie (1896), Olaf II of Norway (993), Jo Nesbø (1960), and Jens Stoltenberg (1959).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jon Fosse ranks 4. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Knut Hamsun (1859), and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832). After him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Ivar Aasen (1813), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Camilla Collett (1813), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812).

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