Gunnar Staalesen
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| Gunnar Staalesen | |
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| Born | 19 October 1947 Bergen, Norway |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Period | 1969 - |
| Genres | murder mystery, crime fiction, historical novel |
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Gunnar Staalesen (born October 19, 1947 in Bergen) is a Norwegian writer. Staalesen has a Cand philol. degree from Universitetet i Bergen[1] and he has worked at Den Nationale Scene, the main theater in Bergen.[citation needed]
Staalesen's crime novels about private detective Varg Veum have been translated into 12 languages.[citation needed] More than six movies[2] have been produced and the first one, «Bitre Blomster», was scheduled for release on 28 September 2007.[3][dated info] There are reportedly several movies under production.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
Staalesen has writtn over twenty crime novels and a number of other novels. The following have been translated into English.
- The Consorts of Death (Dødens drabanter, 2006) (English translation by Don Bartlett, 2009)
- The Writing on the Wall (Skriften på veggen, 1995) (English translation by Hal Sutcliffe, 2004)
- Yours Until Death (Din til døden, 1979) (English translation by Margaret Amassian, 1993)
- At Night All Wolves are Grey (I mørket er alle ulver grå, 1983) (English translation by David McDuff, 1986)
[edit] References
- ^ "Staalesen Gunnar". Aftenposten.no. http://www.aftenposten.no/alex/litterat/forfatte/staalese.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "VGunnar Staalesens Varg Veum i seks filmer". 2005-08-18. http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=106779. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ Ta en titt på Varg Veum - bt.no
- ^ Bergens Tidende. "Første innspillingsdag for fjerde Varg Veum". bt.no. http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/film/article387893.ece. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
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