Morning and Evening
{{Short description|Novella by Jon Fosse}}
{{Infobox book|
| name = Morning and Evening
| image = Jon-Fosse-Morgon-og-kveld.png
| caption = Cover of the first edition
| author = Jon Fosse
| title_orig = Morgon og kveld
| translator = Damion Searls
| country = Norway
| language = Norwegian (Nynorsk)
| publisher = Det Norske Samlaget
| pub_date = 2000
| english_pub_date = 1 September 2015
| pages = 115
| isbn = 9788252156737
}}
Morning and Evening ({{Langx|nn|Morgon og kveld}}) is a 2000 novella by the Norwegian writer Jon Fosse. It tells the story of a fisherman: the first part of the book is about his birth seen from the perspective of his father, and the second part is about his death, when he revisits important places and moments from his life. The book was published in English in 2015.
The book received the Melsom Prize. It was the basis for the 2015 opera Morgen und Abend with music by Georg Friedrich Haas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/morgen-und-abend-by-graham-vick|title=Morgen und Abend|publisher=Royal Opera House|accessdate=2016-01-09}}
Reception
=Critical response=
Ole Karlsen of Dag og Tid noted how Fosse had moved on from his early works, where he merely described problems related to gaps between language and reality, to actively trying to heal the problems he identified. Karlsen wrote about Morning and Evening: "Fosse's repetitive writing style has perhaps an even more clear Biblical intention than in his last novel – and thus the text becomes charged with meaning. Yes, Fosse is rightly a poet, he can remind of Vesaas and is thus far on Vesaas' level."{{Cite web|last=Karlsen|first=Ole|date=2000-08-21|url=http://old.dagogtid.no/arkiv/2000/35/bokmeld1/index.html|title=Meisterleg og gripande|language=Norwegian|work=Dag og Tid|accessdate=2016-01-09|quote=Fosses repetetive skrivestil har kanskje eit enda tydelegare avsett i det bibelske enn i den førre romanen hans - også slik blir teksten ladd med meining. Jo, Fosse er retteleg diktar, han kan minne om Vesaas og er framleis i Vesaas-klasse.}} Publishers Weekly wrote: "Indeed, the moments throughout the novel are simple, quotidian, yet Fosse's pared down, circuitous, and rhythmic prose skillfully guides readers through past and present. In this short, gripping novel, Fosse composes a hypnotic meditation on life and death."{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62897-108-8|title=Fiction Book Review: Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse|work=Publishers Weekly|date=2015-07-27|accessdate=2016-01-09}}
=Accolades=
The book received the 2001 Melsom Prize for best book written in Nynorsk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/fosse_-jon-1.1640620|title=Fosse, Jon|language=Norwegian|publisher=NRK|accessdate=2016-03-19}} It was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature.{{Cite web|url=http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/media/nominerede-1962-2015/|title=Nominerede 1962-2015|language=Danish|publisher=Nordic Council|accessdate=2016-03-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://kritikerlaget.no/saker/%C3%A5rsrapport-seksjon-for-litteratur-2001|title=Årsrapport seksjon for litteratur 2001|language=Norwegian|publisher=Norwegian Critics' Association|date=2002-02-18|accessdate=2016-03-19}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.samlaget.no/nn-no/skjonnlitteratur/romanar-og-noveller/romanar/morgon-og-kveld/innbunden.aspx Publicity page] at the Norwegian publisher's website {{in lang|nn}}
- [http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/product/morning-and-evening/ Publicity page] at the American publisher's website
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Category:2000 Norwegian novels
Category:Norwegian-language novels