Publisher's Synopsis
Author of novels, poetry, essays and books for children, as well as award-winning plays, Jon Fosse is a leading Norwegian writer whose work has been translated into a number of languages and performed throughout Europe. Fosse's unique style, at once poetic and naturalistic, magnifies the love and pain of ordinary people. He won the Ibsen prize for his play The Name, which is included in this collection along with Someone is Going to Come, The Guitar Man, and The Child.
