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Winslow, Don
Don Winslow is an American novelist and former private investigator. He was born in New York. His father was a US Navy officer and his mother was a librarian. Their children were brought up in a family of story-tellers and were encouraged to read, and as a young boy Winslow was involved in amateur dramatics. His sister, Kristine Rolofson is a prolific author of romantic fiction.
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Literary figures
Varg Veum
Gender: Male
With his books about the private detective Varg Veum, author Gunnar Staalesen transferred American hardboiled noir to a Scandinavian setting – Bergen in Norway. Veum is one of the best-known fictional characters in Norway; he features in several television productions as well as a comic strip. He operates in widely different social settings and is prone to commenting on current affairs.