Jon Michelet (14 July 1944,

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– 14 April 2018,

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) was a

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novelist. He had experience in various lines of work, including sailor and dock worker and references to these experiences can be found in his writing. His writing spans several genres such as crime novels, newspaper columns, sports journalism and children's books.

Author and editor

One of his best-known books is the action-thriller novel Orion's Belt (1977). The novel was adapted into a 1985 film by the same name, which is regarded as Norway's first modern action film. In 1981, he was awarded the Riverton Prize (best Norwegian crime book of the year) for his crime novel Hvit som snø (White as snow). Twenty years later he won the prize again (as the first author to do so) with Den frosne kvinnen (The frozen woman). His last work would become his biggest bestseller: En sjøens helt (A hero of the sea), a six-volume series about Norwegian war sailors during World War II and their destinies. He managed to finish it a week before his death. He was the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian left-wing

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'' from 1997 to 2002.

Positions of trust

He had various positions of trust, including being a member of the board of Norsk Styrmandsforening. From 2003 until 2009 he was chairman of the Rivertonklubben, the Norwegian crime writers' society.

Politician

He resided in

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, and was a minor ticket candidate for the Red Party.

Family

He had four daughters,

Marte Michelet Marte Brekke Michelet (born 26 May 1975) is a Norwegian journalist, critic and non-fiction writer. She is the daughter of novelist and politician Jon Michelet and Toril Brekke. They resided in Lindeberg, Oslo before her parents split up. Marte Mic ...

,- Jeg var en arrogant, selvgod besserwisser
was an arrogant, conceited ''besserwisser''/ref> who was married to Ali Esbati—an MP in Sweden as of 2014, and Tania Michelet, Ellen Michelet and Stella Burstedt Michelet.

References

1944 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers Norwegian communists Norwegian newspaper editors People from Moss, Norway Klassekampen editors {{Norway-writer-stub