Jon Fosse, Norwegian Master of Spare Nordic Writing, Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Jon Fosse, author of shortlisted novel 'A New Name: Septology VI-VII', poses ahead of the 2022 International Booker Prize ceremony in London on May 26, 2022. David Cliff/AP Photo

STOCKHOLM—Jon Fosse, a master of spare Nordic literature in a sprawling body of work ranging from plays to novels and children’s books, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for works that “give voice to the unsayable.”

Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel literature committee, said Mr. Fosse’s work is rooted “in the language and nature of his Norwegian background.”