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Rivertonprisen
The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) who published detective stories under the pen name ''Stein Riverton''. Winners *2019, Jo Nesbo Jo, jo, JO, or J.O. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Jo'' (film), a 1972 French comedy * ''Jo'' (TV series), a French TV series *"Jo", a song by Goldfrapp from ''Tales of Us'' *"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from ''Lambs Anger'' * Jo a fictio ... *2020, Sven Petter Næss *2021, Heine Bakkeid References {{reflist Mystery and detective fiction awards Norwegian literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torkil Damhaug
Torkil Damhaug (born 1958) is a Norwegian physician and crime fiction writer. Damhaug was born in Lillehammer. He made his literary debut in 1996 with ''Flykt, måne''. His literary breakthrough was ''Døden ved vann'' from 2008. He was awarded the Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad Sven Elv ... for ''Ildmannen'' in 2011. Later books are the crime novel ''Sikre tegn på din død'' from 2013 and the thriller ''En femte årstid'' from 2016. ''En femte årstid'' is described as a psychological thriller, and was awarded the Riverton Prize for 2016. References 1958 births Living people People from Lillehammer Norwegian male novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers 20th-century Norwegian physicians 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Ranum
Edith Ranum (23 May 1922 – 25 October 2002) was a Norwegian crime fiction writer, novelist and playwright. Biography Ranum made her literary début in 1949 with the novel ''Efter siste akt''. She has written several crime novels and audio plays. She was awarded the Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ... in 1986, for the audio play series ''Ringer i mørkt vann''. Ranum was originally an actress, and started writing after she lost her sight due to illness. References 1922 births 2002 deaths Writers from Oslo Norwegian crime fiction writers Norwegian women novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian women writers Women crime writers Blind writers Norwegian blin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Tvedt
Chris Tvedt (born 3 August 1954) is a Norwegian lawyer and crime fiction writer. He was awarded the Riverton Prize In 2010. Biography Tvedt was born in Bergen on 3 August 1954. A lawyer by profession, he made his literary debut in 2005 with the crime novel ''Rimelig tvil ''. A barrister, Mikael Brenne, is the protagonist in the debut novel and subsequent books. Further novels are ''Fare for gjentakelse'' (2007), ''Skjellig grunn til mistanke'' (2008), and ''Rottejegeren'' (2009). He was awarded the Riverton Prize for ''Dødens sirkel'' in 2010. His 2012 novel ''Av jord er du kommet'' introduced the Kripos The National Criminal Investigation Service ( no, Den nasjonale enhet for bekjempelse av organisert og annen alvorlig kriminalitet, previously ''Kriminalpolitisentralen''), commonly known as Kripos, is a special agency of the Norwegian Police Ser ... investigator Edvard Matre. His next books, ''Den blinde guden'' from 2013, and ''Djevelens barn'' from 2014, both with his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Mehlum
Jan Mehlum (born 1 January 1945) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer and sociologist. He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1998 for the crime novel ''Kalde hender''. Personal life and early career Mehlum was born in Tønsberg on 1 January 1945. He studied at the University of Oslo, and is an economist and sociologist by education. He has work experience in various fields such as education, business and culture. He founded the private cinema Tønsberg Kino, and has taken an active part in contemporary debates, including writing non-fiction books. Literary career Mehlum made his crime fiction debut in 1996 with ''Gylne tider'', and was awarded the Riverton Prize for 1998 for his second crime novel, ''Kalde hender''. His next book was ''Det annet kinn'' from 1999, and his crime novels in the early 2000s include ''En rettferdig dom'' (2000), ''En nødvendig død'' (2002), ''Den siste dansen'' (2004), ''Din eneste venn'' (2005), ''For Guds skyld'' (2007), ''Det ingen vet'' (2008), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frode Grytten
Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer and journalist. Born 11 December 1960 in Bergen and a native of Odda, he is the author of the Brage Prize-winning novel ''Bikubesong'' ("Song of the Beehive") as well as other short stories and poems. His works have been translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Croatian and Chinese. His journalism includes work for the local newspaper Bergens Tidende as well as the Oslo-based Dagbladet. Bibliography * 1983 ''Start''. Poems. * 1986 ''Dans som en sommerfugl – stikk som en bie.'' Short stories * 1990 ''Langdistansesvømmar.'' Short stories * 1993 ''80 grader aust for Birdland.'' ( 80 Degrees East of Birdland) Short stories * 1995 ''Meir enn regn.'' Short stories * 1997 ''Heim att til 1990–åra.'' Short stories * 1999 ''Bikubesong.'' Short stories. * 1999 ''Frosken Vertigo og det store spranget.'' Children's book * 2001 ''Popsongar.'' Short stories. * 2002 ''Dublin.'' Non-fiction * 2004 ''Hull & sà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Gunnerud
Jørgen Gunnerud (born 2 June 1948) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1994, with the novel ''Raymond Isaksens utgang''. Further novels are ''Kvinnen fra Olaf Ryes plass'' from 1996 and ''Gjerningsmann: ukjent'' from 1998. He was awarded the Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ... in 2007, for the novel ''Høstjakt''. The "hero" in Gunnerud's novels is police officer "Knut Moen". In the 1960s, Gunnerud joined the political movement associated with AKP (m-l). References 1948 births Living people Writers from Oslo Norwegian male novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolbjørn Hauge
Kolbjørn Hauge (2 April 1926 – 15 August 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, crime fiction and non-fiction writer. He was awarded the Riverton Prize for 1995 for the crime novel ''Død mann i boks''. Biography Hauge was born at Kyrkjøy on Finnøy in Ryfylke. He was the son of Kolbein Andersson Hauge (1889–1972) and Marianne Rasmusdotter Auglænd (1893–1967). His brother was journalist, novelist, poet and historian Alfred Hauge (1915–1986). Hauge grew up in a pietistic rural environment. He had a versatile career including a gardener, fisherman, roadworker, clerk and sailor before embarking on a career in education. He obtained a teacher's degree at Stord/Haugesund University College which he attended from 1947-51. His non-fiction books include the textbooks in pedagogy ''Barn og historie'' (1984) and ''Ungdom og historie'' (1986). Further the political history ''Fra protest til parti'' (1987), and the linguistic books ''Historien om hvordan lydene fikk bokstave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidar Sundstøl
Vidar Sundstøl (born 30 June 1963) is a Norwegian writer. He received the crime fiction award, the Riverton Prize, for 2008. Biography Born in Drangedal on 30 June 1963, Sundstøl made his literary debut in 2005, with the novel ''Kommandolinjer''. Further novels are '' I Alexandria'' from 2006 and ''Tingene hennes'' from 2007. He was awarded the Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ... for the novel ''Drømmenes land'' from 2008. Bibliography * ''Kommandolinjer'' (2005) * ''I Alexandria'' (2006) * ''Tingene hennes'' (2007) * ''Drømmenes land'' (2008) * ''De døde'' (2009) * ''Ravnene'' (2011) * ''Besettelsen'' (2013) * ''Djevelens giftering'' (2015) * ''Hullet han krøp ut av''(2019) * ''Oseberg'' (2020) References 1963 births Living people Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gard Sveen
Gard Sveen (born 8 March 1969) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer. He is a recipient of the Riverton Prize and the Glass Key Award. Biography Born on 8 March 1969, Sveen made his literary debut in 2013, with the crime novel ''Den siste pilegrimen''. The novel introduces the police detective Tommy Bergmann. For ''Den siste pilegrimen'', he was awarded the Riverton Prize in 2013, and the Glass Key award The Glass Key award ( sv, Glasnyckeln, da, Glasnøglen, no, Glassnøkkelen, fi, Lasiavain-palkinto, is, Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the nove ... in 2014. In 2015 he wrote the crime novel ''Helvete åpent'', again with Bergmann as protagonist. Further books about Tommy Bergmann are ''Blod i dans'' (2016), the espionage thriller ''Bjørnen'' (2018), and ''Drømmenes Gud'' (2019). Bibliography *''Den siste pilegrimen'' (2013) *''Helvete åpent'' (2015) *''Blod i dans'' (2016) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Fossum
Karin Fossum (born 6 November 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". Early life Karin Mathisen was born on 6 November 1954 in Sandefjord, in Vestfold county, Norway. She currently lives in Sylling, near Oslo. Fossum debuted as a poet with ''Kanskje i morgen'', her first collection published in 1974 when she was just 20. It won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. For a time she worked in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted with rehabilitation of drug addicts. Writing career Fossum began her literary career as a poet. She is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer series of crime novels, which have been translated into 25 languages and honoured with several awards. She won the Glass Key award for her novel ''Don't Look Back'', which also won the Riverton Prize, and she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2005 for ''Calling Out For You''. La ragazza del lago, intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aslak Nore
Aslak Nore (born 12 May 1978) is a Norwegian journalist, publisher, non-fiction and crime fiction writer. He was born in Oslo, and is a son of writer Kjartan Fløgstad. He made his literary debut in 2007, with the novel ''Gud er norsk''. Later books are ''Ekstremistan'' (2009), ''En norsk spion'' (2012), ''Oslo Noir'' (2014), and the espionage thriller ''Ulvefellen'' (2017). For ''Ulvefellen'', he was awarded the Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ... in 2017. Bibliography * ''Havets kirkegård'', Aschehoug (2021) * ''Ulvefellen'', Aschehoug (2017) *''Oslo Noir'', Aschehoug (Litteraturåret 2014) * ''En norsk spion'' (Litteraturåret 2012) * ''Ekstremistan: Frykt og håp i det flerkulturelle Norge'' (Litteraturåret 2009) * ''Gud er norsk: Soldatene fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Egeland
Tom Egeland (born 8 July 1959 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author. His great-grandfather was Jon Flatabø from Kvam in Hardanger, one of the pioneer authors of popular literature in Norway. Egeland's novels are published in Norwegian and transelated into 25 languages. His most famous novel is ''Sirkelens ende'', published in English under the title ''Relic'', which deals with several of the same topics as ''The Da Vinci Code''. Egeland's book was published in 2001, two years before ''The Da Vinci Code''. European readers and critics quickly noted some striking similarities between the ''Da Vinci Code'' and ''Relic''. Like ''The Da Vinci Code'', ''Relic'' involves an ancient mystery and a worldwide conspiracy, the discovery that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, and an albino as one of the central characters. In both novels, the main female character turns out to be the last living descendant of Christ and Mary Magdalene, and the daughter/granddaughter of the last grand master of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |