Jon Fosse said farewell to theory early in his career, choosing poetry, fiction, and drama as his mediums of choice. Here, however, in a selection from his two books of essays, we see just how incisive a critic and memoirist he can be. Not only including a generous portion of Fosse’s writing on literature and theater—including the irresistable “Thomas Bernhard and His Grandfather”—this collection also includes such personal essays such as “My Dear New Norwegian.” “Old Houses,” and “He Who Didn’t Want to Become a Teacher.”
Called “the new Ibsen,” and heralded throughout Europe, Jon Fosse is one of contemporary Norwegian literature’s most important writers. Born in 1959, he has published some thirty books of fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction since 1983.
- ISBN10 1628971096
- ISBN13 9781628971095
- Publish Date 15 October 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 128
- Language English