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Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

By France24
06 October 2023   |   9:15 am
Nobel Prize in LiteratureJon Fosse Is the 2023 Laureate. The Norwegian writer was honored “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.” The prize is awarded for a writer's entire body of work.

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