Olav's Dreams
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Author | Jon Fosse |
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Original title | Olavs draumar |
Translator | May-Brit Akerholt |
Country | Norway |
Language | Norwegian |
Genre | novel |
Published | 2012 |
Publisher | Samlaget |
Published in English | September 2016 |
Awards | Nordic Council's Literature Prize of 2015 |
Olav's Dreams (Nynorsk: Olavs draumar) is a 2012 novel by Norwegian writer Jon Fosse.
The story is set a few hundred years ago. The fiddler "Olav" is hunted by his past as a killer. Leaving the city and changing his name has not helped much.[1]
Awards[]
In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the trilogy Wakefulness, Olavs draumar and Weariness.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Hoem, Knut (3 February 2012). "Handlingsmettet spellemannsmusikk fra Fosse". NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Zakariassen, Gaute (27 October 2015). "Nordisk råds litteraturpris til Jon Fosse". NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "2015 Jon Fosse, Norway: Andvake. Olavs draumar. Kveldsvævd". www.norden.org. The Nordic Council. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2012 novels
- 21st-century Norwegian novels
- Norwegian-language novels
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize-winning works
- Novels by Jon Fosse
- 2010s historical novel stubs