Jon Fosse

Little Sister

Samlaget 2000 This is a book full of wonder, written through the perspective a four year old boy. He
54 pages is an independent soul, exploring the fjord and landscapes that surrounds his home.
Original title: Søster
ISBN: 9788252156621
With him he brings his younger sister. On his journey the boy discovers the limits to
his freedom, loneliness, and the love for his sister.
FOREIGN RIGHTS
Little Sister won the prestigious Deutsche Jugendbuch Preis in 2007. The illustration for
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the German publication, as seen on the picture, are by Aljoscha Blau.

RIGHTS SOLD TO Little Sister is published in "Scenes from a Childhood", published by Fitzcarraldo
Editons in 2018, translated by Damion Searls.
Chinese, English, German and Korean.

AWARDS
Jon Fosse
Deutsche Jugendbuch Preis, 2007.

OTHER TITLES Jon Fosse is widely considered one of the world’s most
important living writers, with an ability to touch readers
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across time and place. Born in 1959 in Strandebarm, a small
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village in the western part of Norway, he lives today in the
Grotten, an honorary residence in Oslo bestowed for life by
the King of Norway, as well as in Hainburg, Austria, and
Frekhaug, Norway. Fosse is an unusually prolific writer. He
debuted in 1983, and has since published novels, volumes of
poetry, essay collections, and children’s books. His work
has now been translated into more than 40 languages and
his plays performed more than a thousand times around the world. In whatever genre
he is writing in, Fosse’s language is poetic and existential, rhythmic and lyrical.

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