Jon Foss, Nobel Prize in Literature 2023, writes in nynorski with 600,000 speakers
- The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Norwegian writer Jon Fosse “for his innovative work and prose that give voice to the impossible.”
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The huge play, written in Norwegian nynorsk, which covers various genres, has plays, novels, poetry, essays, children's books and translations. Today he is one of the most theatrical dramatists in the world, but he has been increasingly recognized for his prose.
Jon Foss writes to the Norwegian in nynorski. According to Wikipedia, “it is the news and less used of the two Norwegian writing standards: About 12% of the Norwegian population uses it,” and has about 600,000 speakers.