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Sample of authors
Bakkeid, Heine
Heine Bakkeid was born in Gratangen in Troms in northern Norway. He grew up there and in Kvæfjord outside Harstad. Heine Bakkeid has a university degree in system development. After living for a while in Stavanger, he returned to his home district.
Heine Bakkeid made his debut as a writer of books for young adults with the humorous science-fiction novel Boblejim : ‘spesialagenten’ 2005. His firs...
Literary figures
Harry Hole
Gender: Male
Harry Hole is Jo Nesbø’s creation. Hole is immensely popular among readers even outside Nesbø’s native Norway. He is a police officer with a serious drinking problem and countless scars acquired in the line of duty. His methods are unconventional, he is headstrong and he is unpopular with both his superiors and his colleagues. The stories about him are more like hardboiled American thrillers than...