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BornJon Olav Fosse
() 29 September (age&#;65)
Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
Occupation
EducationUniversity of Bergen (BA)
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature ()
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Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September in Haugesund) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright.

In , he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Fosse has written more than seventy novels. He has also written poems, children's books, essays, and plays.

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His works have been translated into more than fifty languages.

Biography

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Jon Fosse was born in in Haugesund, Rogaland county, and grew up in Strandebarm, Hardanger (a traditional district in Vestland). He started writing when he was about twelve years old. When he was a teenager, Fosse was interested in becoming a rock guitarist.

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