Trilogy

by Jon Fosse, May-Brit Akerholt, Kåre Conradi (Narrator)

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

This is Jon Fosse’s critically acclaimed, luminous love story about Asle and Alida, two lovers trying to find their place in this world. Homeless and sleepless, they wander around Bergen in the rain, trying to make a life for themselves and the child they expect. Through a rich web of historical, cultural, and theological allusions, Fosse constructs a modern parable of injustice, resistance, crime, and redemption. Consisting of three novellas (Wakefulness, Olav’s Dreams, and Weariness), Trilogy is a haunting, mysterious, and poignant evocation of love, for which Fosse received The Nordic Council’s Prize for Literature in 2015.

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction

Audible Audio

Published June 11, 2024

About the author

Jon Olav Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. He debuted in 1983 with the novel Raudt, svart (Red, black). His first play, Og aldri skal vi skiljast, was performed and published in 1994. Jon Fosse has written novels, short stories, poetry, children's books, essays and plays. His works have been translated into more than forty languages. He is widely considered as one of the world's greatest contemporary playwrights. Fosse was made a chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite of France in 2007. Fosse also has been ranked number 83 on the list of the Top 100 living geniuses by The Daily Telegraph.

He was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable".

Since 2011, Fosse has been granted the Grotten, an honorary residence owned by the Norwegian state and located on the premises of the Royal Palace in the city centre of Oslo. The Grotten is given as a permanent residence to a person specifically bestowed this honour by the King of Norway for their contributions to Norwegian arts and culture.

Reviews

[Darwin8u · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will review later. Lovely, dark, beautiful.

[Lise Austad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helt nydelig! Hørte på lydbok (som anbefales) men vil lese den fysiske boka også. Gikk en ekstra tur eller fem for å kunne høre mer og mer.. boka var så fin og trist. Anbefales til alle!

[Dean Wilcox · Rating 4 out of 5]

I suppose if I had read this book before Septology I'd have given it five stars. There is something hypnotic about Fosse's writing. Repetitive, thoughtful, searching. The fluidity between present, memory, and projection is so beautiful and so human. A lovely read.

[Jack Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing how much can be done with so little. The prose is sparse and pure interior monologue, but it is compellingly sustained and there are moments of real beauty. Exceptional writing (and translation). Simultaneously a tender love story, a story of poverty and its effects, and a brutal serial killer novella.

[Greta Coutinho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hipnotizada pela literatura de Jon Fosse! Um mergulho profundo no tempo, na memória, na mística da existência psíquica humana 🖤

[Christian Rummey · Rating 5 out of 5]

It started slow, but eventually gets there.

[juicyD · Rating 3 out of 5]

like butter melting on your eyes

[Ian Baaske · Rating 5 out of 5]

Idk maybe I like everything

[Dinakar Guthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly gripping and emotionally moving. Fosse has a unique prose style but the payoff is well worth it.