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Börge Hellström

ボルゲ・ヘルストロム

Bōge Herusutorōmu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957
Died
2017-02-17 age 60
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

Career

Occupations
writer, activist, ex-convict, Founder of KRIS
Active Years
2004-2017
Affiliations
Kriminellas Revansch i Samhället (KRIS)
Memberships
Kriminellas Revansch i Samhället (KRIS)

Awards

Glass Key award
2005
Work: Pen 33
Organization: Scandinavian Crime Society
Result: winner
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2005
Work: Box 21
Organization: Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result: winner
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2009
Work: Three Seconds
Organization: Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result: winner
CWA International Dagger
2011
Work: Three Seconds
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pen 33 / The Beast

2004 Crime fiction

A crime novel set in a prison.

victim and perpetratormoral responsibility

Box 21 / The Vault

2005 Crime fiction

Crime novel about human trafficking.

victim and perpetratormoral responsibility
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Roslund & Hellström: Box 21 / Johan Brisinger (2020)

Three Seconds

2009 Crime fiction

Story of an undercover agent.

victim and perpetratormoral responsibility

Bibliography

  • Pen 33
  • Box 21
  • Cell 8
  • The Girl Beneath the Street
  • Three Seconds
  • Two Soldiers
  • Three Minutes

Adaptations

  • Box 21 (TV series)
  • Cell 8 (TV series)

Translations of Works

  • Translated into Japanese

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realisticsocially conscious crime fiction
Recurring Motifs
blurring of victim and perpetratorsocial backgrounds of crime

Health

  • sexual abuse
    幼少期
    Led to turning to crime

Legacy

Internationally successful crime novelist in collaboration with Anders Roslund. Known for authentic depictions drawn from his ex-convict experience. Series continued after his death in 2017.

Trivia

  • Ex-convict and founder of KRIS rehabilitation organization.