Anker Rogstad (8 January 1925 – 5 October 1994) was a Norwegian convicted safecracker who spent eight years in prison for his crimes, and later a celebrated crime writer. He started writing during imprisonment, and made his literary debut in 1956 with the crime novel ''Etterlyst''. 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 1974 for the novel ''Lansen''.

Select bibliography

*''Etterlyst'' (1956) *''Jurister i kasjotten'' (1969) *''Lansen'' (1974) *''Hevnen'' (1975) *''Ærens pris'' (1986)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogstad, Anker 1925 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian crime writers Writers from Oslo Norwegian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Norway