Olav's Dreams

Olav's Dreams (Nynorsk: Olavs draumar) is a 2012 novel by Norwegian writer Jon Fosse.

AuthorJon Fosse

OriginaltitleOlavs draumar

TranslatorMay-Brit Akerholt

LanguageNorwegian

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Olav's Dreams

First edition
Author	Jon Fosse
Original title	Olavs draumar
Translator	May-Brit Akerholt
Language	Norwegian
Genre	novel
Published	2012
Publisher	Samlaget
Publication place	Norway
Published in English	September 2016
Awards	Nordic Council's Literature Prize of 2015

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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]