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A Shining — WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
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A Shining — WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Strange, haunting and dreamlike, A Shining is the latest work of fiction by Jon Fosse, 'the Beckett of the twenty-first century' (Le Monde).
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Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2023
A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and finally he gets stuck at the end of a forest road. Soon it gets dark and starts to snow, but instead of going back to find help, he ventures, foolishly, into the dark forest.
Inevitably, the man gets lost, and as he grows cold and tired, he encounters a glowing being amid the obscurity. Strange, haunting and dreamlike, A Shining is the latest work of fiction by Jon Fosse, 'the Beckett of the twenty-first century' (Le Monde).
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Jon Fosse's work has been likened to Ibsen in its impactful simplicity and compared to Beckett for its modern significance. His writing is described as profoundly moving, evoking a meditative or mystical experience that transcends conventional literary structure, fostering a primal connection in readers.
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ISBN: 9781804270639
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Contributors:
- Translated by Damion Searls
- Translated by Damion Searls
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 125.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 56
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About the Author
Jon Fosse was born in 1959 on the west coast of Norway and is the recipient of countless prestigious prizes, both in his native Norway and abroad. Since his 1983 fiction debut, Raudt, svart [Red, Black], Fosse has written prose, poetry, essays, short stories, children's books, and over forty plays, with more than a thousand productions performed and translations into fifty languages. A Shining is his seventh work of fiction to appear with Fitzcarraldo Editions, after Scenes from a Childhood, The Other Name: Septology I-II, I is Another: Septology III-V, A New Name: Septology VI-VII, Aliss at the Fire and Melancholy I-II.
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