Jon Fosse Reading Order
1 series · 138 books
Jon Fosse is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, and translator whose minimalist prose style captures profound emotional and existential truths. His work, recognized with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, explores the interior lives of ordinary characters through sparse, poetic language that conveys what remains unspoken beneath the surface. Fosse's novels, published between 2000 and 2007, stand as independent works rather than series, each offering a distinctive meditation on human consciousness and vulnerability.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete138 books
Start with Det er Ales, the first of 138 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ales Junto a la Hoguera / Aliss at the Fire |
| 2 | Alguien va a venir |
| 3 | Aliss at the Fire |
| 4 | Aliss at the fire |
| 5 | An angel walks through the stage and other essays |
| 6 | Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays |
| 7 | Auge i vind |
| 8 | Best European fiction 2016 |
| 9 | Besøk |
| 10 | Besøk ;: Vinter ; Ettermiddag |
| 11 | Blod, steinen er |
| 12 | Bly og vatn |
| 13 | Boathouse |
| 14 | Das ist Alise. |
| 15 | Dead Dogs |
| 16 | Dei døde hundane |
| 17 | Der andere Name |
| 18 | Det er Ales |
| 19 | Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder |
| 20 | Dikt 1986-1992 |
| 21 | Dikt i samling |
| 22 | Draum om hausten |
| 23 | Dyrehagen Hardanger |
| 24 | Dødsvariasjonar |
| 25 | Eg er ein annan |
| 26 | Eg er vinden |
| 27 | Ein neuer Name |
| 28 | Eit nytt namn |
| 29 | Eldre kortare prosa |
| 30 | Engel med vatn i augene |
| 31 | Essay |
| 32 | Et jamais nous ne serons séparés |
| 33 | Flaskesamlaren |
| 34 | Formality of the Page |
| 35 | Fosse |
| 36 | Fosse |
| 37 | Fosse |
| 38 | Fosse |
| 39 | Fosse - Plays Six |
| 40 | Fosse : Plays Three |
| 41 | Frå telling via showing til writing |
| 42 | Gnostiske essay |
| 43 | Hav |
| 44 | Hund og engel |
| 45 | Hundens bevegelsar |
| 46 | I Svarte Skogen Inne |
| 47 | I am the wind |
| 48 | I is Another |
| 49 | Ich bin der Wind |
| 50 | Ich ist ein anderer |
| 51 | Jenta i sofaen |
| 52 | Jente i gul regnjakke |
| 53 | Kant |
| 54 | Kortare prosa |
| 55 | Kortare stykke |
| 56 | Kveldsvævd |
| 57 | Kvitleik |
| 58 | Les rêves d'Olav |
| 59 | Levande stein |
| 60 | Lilla |
| 61 | Mattino e sera |
| 62 | Mañana y tarde |
| 63 | Melancholia |
| 64 | Melancholia I-II |
| 65 | Melancholia II |
| 66 | Melancholie |
| 67 | Melancholy |
| 68 | Melancholy I-II |
| 69 | Melancholy I-II -- Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 70 | Melancholy II |
| 71 | Melancolía |
| 72 | Melancolía |
| 73 | Melancolía |
| 74 | Morgen und Abend |
| 75 | Morgen und Abend |
| 76 | Morgon og kveld |
| 77 | Morgon og kveld1 |
| 78 | Morning and Evening |
| 79 | Morning and Evening -- WINNER of the 2023 NOBEL PRIZE in LITERATURE |
| 80 | Morning and evening |
| 81 | Mysteriet i trua |
| 82 | Namnet |
| 83 | Naustet |
| 84 | New Name |
| 85 | Nightsongs |
| 86 | Nigthsongs |
| 87 | Nokon kjem til å komme |
| 88 | Nye dikt |
| 89 | Når ein engel går gjennom scenen og andre essay |
| 90 | Og aldri skal vi skiljast |
| 91 | Olavs draumar |
| 92 | Other Name |
| 93 | PLAYS; 4: AND WE'LL NEVER BE PARTED/THE SON/ VISITS/MEANWHILE THE LIGHTS GO DOWN AND EVERYTHING BECOMES BLACK |
| 94 | Plays Five |
| 95 | Plays Three |
| 96 | Plays four |
| 97 | Plays one |
| 98 | Plays two |
| 99 | Prosa frå ein oppvekst |
| 100 | Quelqu'un va venir. Le fils |
| 101 | Raudt, svart |
| 102 | Romanen Andvake |
| 103 | Sabahtan Akşama |
| 104 | Scenes from a Childhood |
| 105 | Scenes from a Childhood |
| 106 | Schlaflos |
| 107 | Septology |
| 108 | Silent Language -- WINNER of the 2023 NOBEL PRIZE in LITERATURE |
| 109 | Songar |
| 110 | Stein til stein |
| 111 | Stengd gitar |
| 112 | Sterk vind |
| 113 | Svevn |
| 114 | Teaterstykke 2 |
| 115 | The Girl on the Sofa (Modern Playwrights) |
| 116 | To Be Nothing |
| 117 | To forteljingar |
| 118 | Traum im Herbst. Und andere Stücke |
| 119 | Trilogie |
| 120 | Trilogien |
| 121 | Trilogy |
| 122 | Trilogía / Trilogy |
| 123 | Un nuevo nombre |
| 124 | Vaim |
| 125 | Visites - variations sur la mort |
| 126 | Yo es otro |
| 127 | Ücleme |
| 128 | Ḥalom ʻal setaṿ |
| 129 | Det er Ales 2000 |
| 130 | Lilla ; Suzannah 2000 |
| 131 | Ddsvariasjonar 2001 |
| 132 | Jenta i sofaen 2001 |
| 133 | Svevn ; Varmt 2004 |
| 134 | Det lysande mörkret 2005 |
| 135 | Andvake 2006 |
| 136 | Dei døde hundane ; Sa ka la 2006 |
| 137 | Teaterstykke 3 2006 |
| 138 | Rambuku ; Skuggar 2007 |
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