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Sample of authors
Norman, Andreas
Author Andreas Norman’s mother is the social anthropologist Karin Norman, and his father the psychoanalyst Johan Norman. At first, Andreas wanted to become an actor. He studied at Calle Flygare’s theatre school during his school years, but eventually decided that what he wanted to be was a poet. In 1996, he got a collection of poetry entitled I dagarnas lutning published. His dream of becoming a w...
Literary figures
Jackson Lamb
Gender: Male
Misanthropic boss of Slough House, a department for discharged spies and agents in the British MI5. Jackson Lamb, a central figure in a suite of novels by Mick Herron, is a former spy who has gone to seed. He is tall, has an ‘offensive’ face, is cynical and sarcastic, a chain smoker and is careless about his personal hygiene. This doesn’t prevent him and his department from managing to solve sever...