Original title Olavs draumar Country Norway Published in English September 2016 Published in english September 2016 | Translator May-Brit Akerholt Originally published 2012 Genre Novel | |
Awards Nordic Council's Literature Prize of 2015 Similar Jon Fosse books, Novels | ||
Olav's Dreams (Nynorsk: Olavs draumar) is a 2012 novel by Norwegian writer Jon Fosse.
The story is set a few hundred years ago. The fiddler "Olav" is hunted by his past as a killer. Leaving the city and changing his name has not helped much.
Awards
In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the trilogy Wakefulness, Olavs draumar and Weariness.
References
Olav's Dreams Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA