Alf Reidar Jacobsen
Alf Reidar Jacobsen | |
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| Born | 21 February 1950 Hammerfest, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Other names | Alf R. Jacobsen |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Non-fiction writer Novelist Biographer |
| Awards | Riverton Prize SKUP Award |
Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, novelist, crime fiction writer and biographer.
Jacobsen was born in Hammerfest. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers Finnmark Dagblad, Klassekampen, Verdens Gang, for the magazine Økonomisk Rapport, and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1988 for the novel Kharg.[1] His book Iskyss from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the SKUP Award,[2] and was basis for a film in 2008.[1] He published a biography of the whaler Svend Foyn in 2008.[1]
His book Kongens nei was basis for the 2016 film The King's Choice.
References
- ^ a b c d "Alf Reidar Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Syvertsen, Trine. "Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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