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Portrait image of André Bjerke Photo: Klaus Forbregd / NTNU (1959)
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Bjerke, André

André Bjerke was a prominent figure on the Norwegian culture scene in the 1990s. He was an authority on Norwegian post-war literature and language, a translator, editor, critic and renowned chess player, but most of all he was the author of non-fiction, children’s books, crime fiction, essays and poetry, for which he is best known. His erudition earned him the epithet "Renaissance man".
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Jude Nichols

Gender: Female

She is usually just called Jude: she rarely mentions her surname, and she says even less about her background. She is blonde and plump, and has gone through a whole row of lovers. Jude Nichols is also bohemian, noisy, full of vitality and works professionally as a healer using alternative methods in the village of Fethering. Together with her prim neighbour, Carole Seddon, she solves murder...

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