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ⓘ About Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse was born in the small town of Haugesund in Norway in 1959 but spent most of his childhood in Strandebarm. He was brought up in a very pious family that were Quakers and this would shape his spiritual views that sometimes show up in his novels. He was twelve years old when he began writing, even though what he always wanted to be when he was an adult was a rock guitarist. He would later enroll at the University of Bergen and specialize in comparative literature as he had gotten more interested in a career as an author over the years. However, upon graduation, he got into lecturing and has been a lecturer on creative writing at the Hordaland-based Academy of Writing and also worked as a journalist.
All Book Series by Jon Fosse
Angel Walks Through the Stage and Other Essays
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2015
The Making of Americans
Series opener · book 1 of 28 · published 1925 Anthology · Gertrude Stein
La familia de Pascual Duarte / The Family of Pascual Duarte
Book 4 of 28 · published 1942 Anthology · Anthony Kerrigan,Camilo José Cela
Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias
Book 5 of 28 · published 1945 Anthology · Mark Van Doren,Marguerite Young
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling
Book 7 of 28 · published 1965 Anthology · Marguerite Young
Europeana
Book 12 of 28 · published 2001 Anthology · Patrik Ouředník,Gerald Turner
La Batarde
Book 16 of 28 · published 2023 Anthology · Violette Leduc,Derek Coltman
Nobodaddy's Children
Book 17 of 28 · published 2023 Anthology · John E. Woods,Arno Schmidt
Zoo, or Letters Not about Love
Book 19 of 28 · published 2024 Multi-author collection
Tomb for Boris Davidovich
Book 20 of 28 · published 2024 Anthology · Danilo Kiš
Cobra
Book 21 of 28 · published 2025 Anthology · Suzanne Jill Levine,Severo Sarduy,James McCourt
Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine
Book 23 of 28 · published 2025 Anthology · Stanley Crawford
Killoyle: An Irish Farce
Book 27 of 28 · published 2026 Anthology · Roger Boylan
AVA
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2026 Anthology · Carole Maso,Jamie Hood
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jon Fosse?
Jon Fosse was born in the small town of Haugesund in Norway in 1959 but spent most of his childhood in Strandebarm. He was brought up in a very pious family that were Quakers and this would shape his spiritual views that sometimes show up in his novels. He was twelve years old when he began writing, even though what he always wanted to be when he was an adult was a rock guitarist.
Which Jon Fosse series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dalkey Archive Essentials series, the earliest of Jon Fosse's multi-book series: it opens with The Making of Americans (1925) and runs to 28 books across 1925–2026, ending with AVA (2026). Jon Fosse's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jon Fosse written?
Jon Fosse has 54 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1925 and 2026. 33 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Dalkey Archive Essentials series with 28 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jon Fosse's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jon Fosse's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dalkey Archive Essentials (1925–2026, 28 books), Trilogien (2007–2014, 2 books) and Septology (2020–2021, 3 books).
How are Jon Fosse's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jon Fosse's 54 books into 3 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dalkey Archive Essentials (28 books, 1925–2026); Septology (3 books, 2020–2021); Trilogien (2 books, 2007–2014).