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Bjørnstad, Ketil
Norwegian author, pianist and composer born in Oslo. Ketil Bjørnstad studied for Robert Riefling and Amalie Christie. He made his debut with Piano Concert no. 3 by Béla Bartók together with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1969. As a composer he has been described as a romantic impressionist strongly influenced by contemporary jazz, but rock music is also part of his repertoire. Bjørnstad has recorded som...
Literary figures
Henry Arnold
Gender: Male
Patient, pipe-smoking Scotland Yard detective inspector who solves a whole row of cases in detective stories by Miles Burton (pseudonym for Cecil Street). He has an everyday appearance, and little is known about his private life. Henry Arnold often investigates the same cases as private detective Desmond Merrion, and usually they work together. They are generally of completely different...