Karin Fossum
| Karin Fossum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1954 Sandefjord, Norway |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Genres | Crime Fiction |
Karin Fossum (b. 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction,[1] often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".
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[edit] Early life
Karin Mathisen was born on 6 November 1954 in Sandefjord in Vestfold county, Norway. She currently lives in Oslo. Fossum debuted as a poet with Kanskje i morgen, her first collection published in 1974 when she was just 20. It won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. For a time she worked in hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation of drug addicts.
[edit] Writing career
She is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer series of crime novels, which have been translated into 25 languages and honoured with several awards.[2][3]
She won the Glass key award for her novel Don't Look Back, which also won the Riverton Prize, and she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2005 for Calling Out For You.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Inspector Sejer Series
(also featuring Inspector Jakob Skarre):
- 1995 - Eve's Eye (Evas øye) (not yet published in English)* In the Darkness; English translation 2012
- 1996 - Don't Look Back (Se deg ikke tilbake!); English translation 2002
- 1997 - He Who Fears the Wolf (Den som frykter ulven); English translation 2003
- 1998 - When the Devil Holds the Candle (Djevelen holder lyset); English translation 2004
- 2000 - Calling Out For You (Elskede Poona); English translation: 2005; American translation: The Indian Bride, 2007
- 2002 - Black Seconds (Svarte sekunder); English translation 2007
- 2004 - The Murder of Harriet Krohn (Drapet på Harriet Krohn) (not yet published in English)
- 2007 - The Water's Edge (Den som elsker noe annet); English translation 2009
- 2008 - Bad Intentions (Den onde viljen); English translation 2010
- 2009 - The Caller (Varsleren); English translation 2011
[edit] Other novels
- 1974 - Kanskje i morgen – poet
- 1978 - Med ansiktet i skyggen – poet
- 1992 - I et annet lys - short story
- 1994 - Søylen - short story
- 1999 - De gales hus - novel
- 2002 - Jonas Eckel - novel
- 2003 - The Night of November 4th (Natt til fjerde november);
- 2006 - Broken (Brudd); English translation 2008
[edit] Awards
- Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 1974, for Kanskje i morgen
- Rivertonprisen 1996, for Se deg ikke tilbake
- Glass Key award 1997, for Se deg ikke tilbake
- Bokhandlerprisen 1997, for Den som frykter ulven
- Brage Prize 2000, for Elskede Poona
- Martin Beck Award 2002, for Svarte sekunder
- Cappelen Prize 2003
- The Gumshoe Awards for best European crime novel 2007, for Når djevelen holder lyset (translated as :When the Devil Holds the Candle")
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the category Mystery/Thriller for 2007 published in 2008, for Elskede Poona (translated as "The Indian Bride")
[edit] References
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Karin Fossum" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Karin_Fossum. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ Die Biografie der Autorin Karin Fossum (schwedenkrimi.de)
- ^ Karin Fossum (Couch Medien GmbH & Co. KG.)
[edit] External links
- NRK: Karin Fossum
- Cappelen Damm: Karin Fossum
- Harcourt Books: Karin Fossum
- NRK Forfatter: Karin Fossum
- Dagbladet: Karin Fossum
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| Preceded by Jan Jakob Tønseth |
Recipient of the Cappelen Prize 2003 |
Succeeded by P. Carmona-Alvarez, Ingeborg Arvola, Ørnulf Hodne, Anne-Lise Gjerdrum |
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