Norwegian Literary Nobel Laureates - Presenter: Synneva Bratland
Tue, Sep 16
|Mindekirken
In 2023, Norwegian author, translator, and playright Jon Fosse won the Nobel prize in literature. But who is he, and which other Norwegians have been awarded this prize?
Time & Location
Sep 16, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Mindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
About the event
In 2023, Norwegian author, translator, and playright Jon Fosse won the Nobel prize in literature. But who is he, and which other Norwegians have been awarded this prize?
Synneva is a staff member and Norwegian teacher at Mindekirken with a degree in Norwegian from St.
Olaf College. She began learning Norwegian as a child at Skogfjorden, and her language journey took her
to a year of studying dance at Follo Folkeghøgskole outside of Oslo.
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10:30 a.m. Doors open
11-11:30 a.m. Lunch is available
11:45 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
12-1:00 p.m. Program presentation
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