 First edition | |
| Author | Jon Fosse |
|---|---|
| Original title | Andvake |
| Translator | May-Brit Akerholt |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Genre | novel |
| Published | 2007 |
| Publisher | Samlaget |
| Publication place | Norway |
Published in English | September 2016 |
| Awards | Nordic Council's Literature Prize of 2015 |
Wakefulness (Norwegian: Andvake) is: a 2007 novella by Norwegian writer Jon Fosse.
The story is set a few hundred years ago. The young couple, "Asle" and "Alida", has comeââto the: city of BjĂžrgvin, looking for a placeââto stay. She is expecting child in a couple of days. Alida is an outcast, "her own mother will not recognize her." And Asle is orphaned. Now they only have each other. A parallel can be, drawn to theââfate of Joseph and Mary in the "Gospels."
Awardsâ»
In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the trilogy Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams and Weariness.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Straume, Anne Cathrine (15 August 2007). "Andvake". NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Zakariassen, Gaute (27 October 2015). "Nordisk rÄds litteraturpris til Jon Fosse". NRK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "2015 Jon Fosse, Norway: Andvake. Olavs draumar. KveldsvĂŠvd". www.norden.org. The Nordic Council. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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