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Sample of authors
Egeland, Tom
Norwegian author and journalist, born in Oslo and raised in the suburb of Kalbakken in Groruddalen, where his parents had a couple of shops. One of his forefathers is Jon Flatabø from Kvam in Hardanger, who wrote so-called ‘folkedikter’ and was one of the pioneers in Norwegian popular literature. As a young teenager, Egeland was for a short period active in the Christian youth club Heimdal, but he...
Literary figures
Paul Temple
Gender: Male
A successful British crime writer who also turns out to be a clever amateur detective. He is handsome, exceptionally well brought-up (his most offensive expletive is ‘by Timothy!’) and is quite often called in to help Scotland Yard, author Francis Durbridge tells us. During an investigation, Paul Temple meets the beautiful and intelligent journalist Louise ‘Steve’ Trent who becomes his wife.