''Bortreist på ubestemt tid'' is a crime novel published in 1972 by the Norwegian writer

Sigrun Krokvik Sigrun Krokvik is the pen name of crime fiction writer Sigrun Karin Christiansen (born 1932). She made her literary debut in 1972 with the thriller '' Bortreist på ubestemt tid''. She published the novel ''Kikkeren'' in 1973. She was awarded the ...

. For this novel Krokvik was awarded the very first

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize () is a literature award given annually to the best work of Norwegian crime fiction (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) who pub ...

in 1972, a prize which has since been awarded annually for the best literary crime product in Norwegian language. The novel was adapted into the film '' Bortreist på ubestemt tid'' from 1974, directed by

Pål Bang-Hansen Pål Bang-Hansen (29 July 1937 – 25 March 2010) was a Norwegians, Norwegian actor, film director, screenwriter and film criticism, film critic. He is remembered as a television personality and film expert at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporati ...

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1972 Norwegian novels 20th-century Norwegian novels Norwegian crime novels Norwegian novels adapted into films {{1970s-crime-novel-stub