Jon Fosse: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Jon Olav Fosse
Born	September 29, 1959 (age 67) • Haugesund • Norway
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2023)
Notable Works	“Boathouse” • “Death Variations” • “Engel med vatn i augene” • “I Am the Wind” • “Septology” • “Someone Is Going to Come” • “Vaim”

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