Melancholie I.
By Jon Fosse
1995
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Le héros de ce roman, Lars Hertervig (1830-1902), est aujourd'hui considéré comme un des plus grands noms de la peinture nordique. Très tôt, dès ses études à Düsseldorf, il fut victime de troubles nerveux. Après un séjour en asile, brisé, il vécut jusqu'à sa mort de charité publique. Comme s'il tentait de capter cette lumière qui illumine les toiles du peintre, avec une grande économie de moyens, une sorte de minimalisme emporté, Jon Fosse fait revivre le martyre d'Hertervig en deux monologues intérieurs où une écriture enveloppante, répétitive, rythmée, développe jusqu'à l'angoisse l'obsession amoureuse et la tresse cruellement à la volonté créatrice.
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Jon Fosse
Author · 33 books
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.[1] Fosse also has been ranked number 83 on the list of the Top 100 living geniuses by The Daily Telegraph.[2] 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.
