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Anders Bodelsen

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Anders Bodelsen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-02-11 （Denmark）
Died
2021-10-17 （Denmark） age 84
Nationality
Danish
Languages
Danish, English
Religion
Unknown

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1959-2021

Awards

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1968
Work: Hit and Run, Run, Run
Organization: Unknown
Result: Winner
Martin Beck Award
1988
Work: Mørklægning
Organization: Unknown
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Think of a Number

1968 Thriller

A thriller about middle-class people facing consequences of materialism

MaterialismHuman valuesCrime
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Silent Partner / Daryl Duke (1978)
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • De lyse nætters tid (1959)
  • Villa Sunset (1964)
  • Drivhuset (1965)
  • Hændeligt uheld (1968)
  • Tænk på et tal (1968)
  • Frysepunktet (1969)
  • Ferie (1970)
  • Straus (1971)
  • Hjælp (1971)
  • Pigerne på broen (1972)
  • Bevisets stilling (1973)
  • Alt hvad du ønsker dig (1974)
  • Blæsten i Alleen (1975)
  • Operation Cobra (1975)
  • Pengene og livet (1976)
  • De gode tider (1977)
  • År for år (1978)
  • Borte, borte (1980)
  • Over regnbuen (1982)
  • Domino (1984)
  • Revision (1985)
  • Guldregn (1986)
  • Mørklægning (1988)
  • Byen uden ildebrande (1989)
  • Rød september (1991)
  • Farligt bryg (1993)
  • Den åbne dør (1997)
  • Varm luft (2009)

Adaptations

  • The Silent Partner (1978 film)
  • Guldregn (1986 TV)

Translations of Works

  • Think of a Number (English)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Social realismThrillers
Recurring Motifs
Materialism clashing with human valuesTheftMoral dilemmas

Legacy

Associated with 1960s new-realism in Danish literature, known for thrillers about middle-class materialism

In Popular Culture

  • Cameo in Olsen-banden film series

Trivia

  • Cameo appearance in Olsen-banden films
  • 'Think of a Number' adapted into film