Peter Øvig Knudsen (Born 9 October 1961 in

Holme, Aarhus Holme is a neighbourhood in the district of Højbjerg in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located 5km south of the city center. The Ring 2 (Aarhus), Ring 2 ring road pass through Holme. This stretch is known as Ringvej Syd. Gallery Lyseng kirke.JPG, Lys ...

, Denmark) is a Danish Journalist and Author. He is educated from the

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in 1987. He has previously worked for 'Månedsbladet Press',

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, and

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. Since 2003 he has worked full time as a non-fiction author and film-maker. In 2003 together with Morten Henriksen he directed the documentary ''Med ret til at dræbe'' based on the books; ''Efter drabet'' og ''Birkedal''. In 2004 he won the

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for the movie. In 2007 he won the

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for his book series ''Blekingegadebanden'' on the

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criminal group

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Bibliography

* ''Er du da sindssyg'' (1987) * ''Børn skal ikke lege under fuldmånen'' (1995) * ''Min generation'' (1997) * ''Passioner'' (1998) * ''Efter drabet: beretninger om modstandskampens likvideringer'' (2001) * ''Hilsner fra klovnen'', roman (2003) * ''Birkedal'' (2004) * ''Blekingegadebanden 1. Den danske celle, , (2007)'' * ''Blekingegadebanden 2. Den hårde kerne, , (2007)'' * ''Blekingegadebanden, samlet udvidet udgave, , (2008)'' * ''Hippie 1 – Tre år og 74 dage der forandrede Danmark'' (2011) * ''Hippie 2 – Den sidste sommer'' (2012) * ''Nakkeskuddet – Og andre historier om at beskrive virkeligheden'' (2014) * ''BZ – Et familiedrama'' (2016) * ''Min mor var besat – Da jeg mødte depressionens dæmon'' (2019) * ''Jeg er hvad jeg husker (2021)'' * ''Dem, der ikke tier (2023)''

References

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