Olav's Dreams Explained

Olav's Dreams
Border:	yes
Author:	Jon Fosse
Title Orig:	Olavs draumar
Translator:	May-Brit Akerholt
Country:	Norway
Language:	Norwegian
Genre:	novel
Published:	2012
Publisher:	Samlaget
English Pub Date:	September 2016
Awards:	Nordic Council's Literature Prize of 2015

Olav's Dreams 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.^[1]

Awards

In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the trilogy Wakefulness, Olavs draumar and Weariness.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• American publicity page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Handlingsmettet spellemannsmusikk fra Fosse . 3 February 2012 . Knut . Hoem . . 15 April 2016 .
2. Web site: Nordisk råds litteraturpris til Jon Fosse . Gaute . Zakariassen . 27 October 2015 . . 15 April 2016 .
3. Web site: 2015 Jon Fosse, Norway: Andvake. Olavs draumar. Kveldsvævd . www.norden.org . The Nordic Council . 15 April 2016 .