Jon Fosse

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-09-29 (65 years old)

Birth Name

Jon Olav Fosse

Birth Place

Haugesund Municipality, Norway

Religion

Catholicism

Relationships

Grethe Fatima Syéd (1993 - 2009)

Spouse

Anna Fosse

Citizenships

Norway

Residences

Grotten, Norway, Hainburg an der Donau, Austria

Awards

Knight of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Order of St. Olav, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, Language Prize, Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond, honorary doctor of the University of Bergen, Brage Prize honorary award, Brage Award for Fiction, Samlagsprisen, Gyldendal prize, European Prize for Literature, Arts Council Norway Honorary Award, Nynorsk Literature Prize, Aschehoug Prize, Nestroy Award, International Ibsen Award, Dobloug Prize, Nordic Council Literature Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature