Michael Grundt Spang (14 June 1931 – 13 November 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, crime reporter and crime fiction writer. He worked as a journalist for the newspaper ''

Dagbladet ''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newsp ...

'' from 1955, and for ''

Verdens Gang ''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is n ...

'' from 1970. His novel ''Operasjon V for vanvidd'' from 1968 was the basis for a film from 1970. 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 1985 for his crime novel ''Spionen som lengtet hjem'' ( en, The Spy Who Longed for Home).

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1931 births 2003 deaths People from Mandal, Norway Dagbladet people Verdens Gang people Norwegian crime writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-journalist-stub