Jon Fosse books

Jon Fosse is a Norwegian author and playwright who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels, plays, and poetry.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Freedom 2009 Buy
Septology 2022 N/A
Best European Fiction 2010 2009 Buy
I Is Another: Septology III-V 2020 N/A
Jeg er en anden - Septologien IV 2020 N/A
Jeg er en anden - Septologien V 2020 N/A
Et nyt navn - Septologien VI 2021 N/A
Et nyt navn - Septologien VII 2021 N/A

Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays 2015 Buy
Scenes from a Childhood 2018 Buy
Septology 2022 Buy
A Silent Language 2024 Buy

Dalkey Archive Essentials Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Making of Americans 1925 Buy
Ryder 1928 Buy
Point Counter Point 1928 Buy
Family of Pascual Duarte 1942 Buy
Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias 1945 Buy
The Planetarium 1959 Buy
The Sot-Weed Factor 1960 Buy
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling 1965 Buy
Langrishe, Go Down 1966 Buy
Cigarettes 1987 Buy
Jade Cabinet 1993 Buy
Billy and Girl 1996 Buy
Europeana 2001 Buy
Impossible Object 2015 Buy
Trilogy 2022 Buy
Mulligan Stew 2022 Buy
La Batarde 2023 Buy
Nobodaddy’s Children 2023 Buy
Tomb for Boris Davidovich 2024 Buy
Chapel Road 2025 Buy

Plays

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Girl on the Sofa 2002 Buy
Plays One 2004 Buy
Plays Two 2005 Buy
Plays Three 2005 Buy
Plays Four 2006 Buy
I Am The Wind 2011 Buy
Plays Five 2011 Buy
Plays Six 2014 Buy

Poetry

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Poems 2014 Buy

Septology Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Other Name 2020 Buy
Septology 2022 N/A
I is Another 2021 Buy
I Is Another: Septology III-V 2020 N/A
A New Name 2021 Buy
Jeg er en anden - Septologien IV 2020 N/A
Jeg er en anden - Septologien V 2020 N/A
Et nyt navn - Septologien VI 2021 N/A
Et nyt navn - Septologien VII 2021 N/A

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Nightsongs 1997 Buy
Aliss at the Fire 2004 Buy
A Shining 2023 Buy
Vaim 2025 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Melancholy I-II 2023 Buy
Morning & Evening 2024 Buy

Trilogien Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Andvake 2007 Buy
ثلاثية 2014 N/A
Olavs draumar 2012 N/A
Kveldsvævd 2014 N/A

Jon Fosse is a Norwegian writer whose work spans novels, plays, poetry, and essays. He won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, with the Swedish Academy citing his work for giving voice to the unsayable. His writing is marked by spare, repetitive prose that circles around moments of intense emotion and spiritual searching.

Fosse’s most celebrated prose work is Septology, a seven-part novel published in three English-language volumes between 2020 and 2021. His plays, collected in six volumes published by Oberon Books, have been staged worldwide and are among the most performed in contemporary European theater. He has also published poetry, novellas, essays, and children’s books over a career spanning several decades.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Jon Fosse written?

Jon Fosse has written 60 books across nine series.

What was Jon Fosse's first book?

Jon Fosse’s first book is The Making of Americans, published in 1925.

What did Jon Fosse win the Nobel Prize for?

Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for his plays and prose that give voice to the unsayable. He is known for a minimalist style that uses repetition and simple language to explore themes of existence, faith, and human connection.

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