Little Sister

Little Sister

In collaboration with Vá Leong (ill.)

Jon Fosse The Nobel Prize

Original title: Søster
Publisher: Samlaget, 2000
Genre: Children
Pages: 54 pages

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A four-year-old boy lives with his mother, father, and a sister one year his junior. They live in a rural area close to the sea. The boy explores the world around him – both on his own and with his sister – but they are constantly being brought home by their mother, who has a somewhat unclear relationship with her role as a caregiver. At first glance, the story is a simple one, but it also raises existential questions about existence. With vivid and poignant detail, Fosse captures the thoughts and reflections of the young boy, whose sensory impressions carry the narrative. His observations, longing, loneliness, and the profoundly inexplicable are conveyed with linguistic precision. This is a beautiful little book that appeals to children and adults alike.

Foreign rights

French: L’Arche éditeur
German: Beltz
Slovakian: Modrý Peter
Swedish: Atlas
World English: Fitzcarraldo (as part of Scenes from a Childhood)

Awards

Deutsche Jugendbuch Preis, 2007

Jon Fosse

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Photo: Agnete Brun

Nobel Prize-winner Jon Fosse (b. 1959), is widely considered one of the most important writers of our time. For almost forty years, he has written novels, plays, poems, stories, essays, and children’s books. His award-winning work has been translated into more than fifty languages and his plays have been staged over a thousand times all over the world.

Jon Fosse grew up in Strandebarm, a small village in the western part of Norway, he now in the Grotten, an honorary residence in Oslo, as well as in Hainburg, Austria, and Frekhaug, Norway.

Fosse was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023 and has received numerous prizes, both in Norway and internationally through the years.

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