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Sample of authors
Johnsrud, Ingar
The Norwegian author and journalist Ingar Johnsrud was born in Oslo and grew up in the village of Holmestrand just outside the Norwegian capital. After matriculation he studied Cinema and took a degree in Journalism. His first jobs as a journalist were with the Jarlsberg Avis and NRK, the Norwegian radio. In 2001 he started working at Verdens Gang (VG) where he mainly wrote about politics and...
Literary figures
Dangerous Davies
Gender: Male
A worn-out, tired detective constable in London. His first name is unknown, everybody calls him ‘Dangerous’ which is pure satire, his creator Leslie Thomas carefully points out. ‘Dangerous’ Davies is single, middle-aged, shabbily dressed, has a grey face, rents a room from a strict elderly lady who forces him to let his St Bernhard dog, Kitty, live in a scrap car. But he nevertheless manages to so...