Gunnar Staalesen

Gunnar Staalesen (born 19 October 1947) is a Norwegian writer. Staalesen was born in Bergen, has a Cand philol. degree from Universitetet i Bergen,[1] and has worked at Den Nationale Scene, the main theatre in Bergen.[2]

Gunnar Staalesen
Gunnar Staalesen
Born (1947-10-19) 19 October 1947
Bergen, Norway
OccupationNovelist
NationalityNorwegian
Period1969–present
Genremurder mystery, crime fiction, historical novel
Website
www.vargveum.no

Staalesen is best known for his crime novels involving private detective Varg Veum.

Career

Staalesen has written over 20 crime novels and several other novels. His first novel, Uskyldigtider (Innocent Times), was published in 1969, when he was aged 22. He is best known for his work on the crime series about the Bergen private investigator, Varg Veum. The Varg Veum books have been translated into 12 languages.[3] The following, all Varg Veum novels, have been translated into English:

  • At Night All Wolves are Grey (I mørket er alle ulver grå, 1983) (English translation by David McDuff, 1986)
  • Yours Until Death (Din til døden, 1979) (English translation by Margaret Amassian, 1993)
  • The Writing on the Wall (Skriften på veggen, 1995) (English translation by Hal Sutcliffe, 2004)
  • The Consorts of Death (Dødens drabanter, 2006) (English translation by Don Bartlett, 2009)
  • Cold Hearts (Kalde hjerter, 2008) (English translation by Don Bartlett, 2012)
  • Where Roses Never Die (Der hvor roser aldri dør, 2012) (English translation by Don Bartlett Don Bartlett, 2016)

In Norway, twelve film adaptions of Staalesen's Varg Veum novels have been released between 2007 and 2012, all starring Trond Espen Seim.

Staalesen won the 1989 Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for Falne engler (Fallen Angels).[4]

References
  1. "Staalesen Gunnar". Aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 13 December 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  2. Gunnar Stålesen (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon.
  3. Wikipedia.org
  4. "Vinnere av Bokhandlerprisen". bokhandlerforeningen.no. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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