“A Shining” by Jon Fosse, the 2023 Nobel Laureate in Literature, is a novella that follows a man who, without a clear destination, drives until he gets stuck at the end of a forest road. As night falls and snow begins to cover the ground, he ventures into the dark forest, where he encounters a mysterious glowing presence¹. This ethereal being prompts him to reflect on the nature of angels and the supernatural. The novella is characterized by its simple, iterative prose and explores themes of existential uncertainty and the metaphysical¹².