Jon Fosse

The Nobel Prize will be presented to him by King Carl XVI Gustaf during a formal event in Stockholm on December 10, which also marks the death anniversary of scientist Alfred Nobel

"I am overwhelmed and grateful. I see this as an award to the literature that first and foremost aims to be literature, without other considerations," Fosse said in a statement immediately after the announcement.

Winning the Nobel prize for literature is both overwhelming and scary, Norwegian playwright and novelist Jon Fosse told Reuters following the announcement on Thursday.

Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday.

This year's Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced on Thursday at 1100 GMT, the Swedish Academy which awards the prize said today.

The Nobel Prize will be presented to him by King Carl XVI Gustaf during a formal event in Stockholm on December 10, which also marks the death anniversary of scientist Alfred Nobel

"I am overwhelmed and grateful. I see this as an award to the literature that first and foremost aims to be literature, without other considerations," Fosse said in a statement immediately after the announcement.

Winning the Nobel prize for literature is both overwhelming and scary, Norwegian playwright and novelist Jon Fosse told Reuters following the announcement on Thursday.

Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday.

This year's Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced on Thursday at 1100 GMT, the Swedish Academy which awards the prize said today.