At 1:00 p.m. local time on October 6 (6:00 p.m. Vietnam time), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Norwegian writer and playwright Jon Fosse for his creative plays and prose.
"His prolific output, written in Norwegian and spanning many genres, includes numerous plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children's books and translations. Today he is one of the world's most widely performed playwrights. He is also increasingly recognized in the field of prose," the Nobel Committee said in a statement.
Writer Jon Fosses. (Photo: CNN)
Jon Fosse is a great name in Nordic literature, famous for his books Andvake, Olavs draumar, Kveldsvævd. In addition to writing books, he is also a translator and playwright with about 40 works.
The Nobel Committee praised Jon Fosse's literary style, known as “Fossian Minimalism.”
Writer Jon Fosse will receive a prize of 11 million Swedish krona (about $991,000).
The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of six Nobel Prize categories, awarded to authors from any country, according to the will of chemist Alfred Nobel. The Swedish Academy selects the winner.
Since last November, thousands of letters from all over the world have been sent to the Swedish Academy to nominate authors worthy of the most prestigious award in literature.
Only qualified persons may make nominations, including members of the Swedish Academy, academies, organizations, and associations with similar structures and objectives; professors of literature and linguistics at universities and colleges; previous Nobel Prize winners in Literature and presidents of writers' organizations representing each literary tradition.
Tra Khanh (Source: CNN; Guardian)
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