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Fredrik Skagen

フレドリク・スカーゲン

Furedoriku Sukāgen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-12-30 (Trondheim)
Died
2017-06-20 (Unknown) age 80
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

Career

Occupations
writer, crime fiction writer, children's book author, radio playwright
Active Years
1968-2017

Awards

Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
1985
Organization: Bokhandlerforeningen
Result: winner
Glass Key Award
1996
Category: best Nordic crime novel
Organization: Scandinavian Crime Society
Result: winner
Cappelen Prize
1986
Organization: Cappelen
Result: winner (shared)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Purpurhjertene: Rapporter fra en Vietnamsoldat

crime fiction

Reports of a Vietnam soldier

warVietnam War
Translations
  • German, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, French

Style & Themes

Literary Style
crime fiction stylerealism

Legacy

A prominent Norwegian crime fiction writer, recipient of several awards, with works translated into multiple languages.