CNN —The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Jon Fosse for “his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday. His work consists of around 40 plays, as well as a number of novels, poetry, essays, children’s books and translations. The committee lauded the author’s style, which has come to be known as “Fosse minimalism.”“Fosse presents everyday situations that are instantly recognizable in our own lives. Jon Fosse at Oslo's Norwegian Theater in September 2019. Male writers have also historically dominated the award: Of the 120 laureates in literature, only 17 have been women.

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