Alex Dahl
Alexandria Bockfeldt Dahl (born 1982), known as Alex Dahl, is an American/Norwegian crime novelist who writes in the Nordic noir genre. Her works have been translated into ten languages, and she was described by Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet in 2019 as a new star of Nordic noir literature.[1]
Background
She was born in Oslo to a Norwegian father and an American mother, and grew up in West End Oslo. She is a native speaker of both Norwegian and English. She studied Russian, German and international studies in Oslo and Moscow, before earning a creative writing degree from Bath Spa University and a management degree from the University of Bath. She lives in London.[1]
Work
Her first novel, Før jeg forlater deg (Before I Leave You), was published in Norwegian under the name Alexandra Bockfeldt in 2013.[2]
In 2018 her first English-language novel, The Boy at the Door, was published by Penguin Random House. The book was one of the most widely sold e-books in England at the time and was described by The Times as one of "the best crime fiction" books published in 2018.[3] It has been translated into ten languages.[4][5][6]
In 2019 she published the novel The Heart Keeper.[1]
Bibliography
- 2013 – Før jeg forlater deg, Juritzen Forlag[1]
- 2018 – The Boy at the Door, Penguin Random House[1]
- 2019 – The Heart Keeper, Penguin Random House[1]
- 2020- 'Playdate'
References
- ^ a b c d e f Eliassen, Åshild (22 April 2019). "Den ukjente norske krimstjerna". Dagbladet.no.
- ^ Bjørhei, Elin Brend (2013). "Bokanmeldelse: Før jeg forlater deg, Alexandria Bockfeldt (book review)". Bra Bok/Bokelskerinnen.
- ^ Robinson, Karen (5 August 2018). "The best crime fiction for your holiday: 10 top reads for the beach" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/76841-true-lies-alex-dahl-in-her-own-words.html
- ^ "Alex Dahl - Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "(+) Alex Dahl (36) skriver internasjonal thriller om Sandefjord: - Det skjer et voldsomt mord nede ved Kilen Brygge". www.sb.no. 7 July 2018.
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