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Jo Nesbø

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Yō Nēsobō

Aliases: Jon Nesbø
Pen Names: Tom Johansen（Pen name intended for Olav Johansen series）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-03-29 （Oslo）
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian, English
Residence History
Oslo → Molde → Oslo

Career

Occupations
novelist, musician, freelance journalist, stockbroker, footballer (former)
Active Years
1992-
Nominations
Duncan Lawrie International Dagger shortlist 2007 (The Redbreast), Ark's Children's Book Award 2007 (Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder), Edgar Award nomination 2010 (Nemesis)

Education

Norwegian School of Economics
Economics and Business Administration
Degree: 経済学および経営学の学位
Country: Norway
Degree in economics and business administration

Awards

Riverton Prize
1997
Work: The Bat
Category: 年間最優秀ノルウェークライム小説
Organization: Norwegian Association for Crime Writers
Result: winner
Glass Key award
1998
Work: The Bat
Category: 年間最優秀北欧クライム小説
Organization: Crime Writers of Scandinavia
Result: winner
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
2000
Work: The Redbreast
Category: 年間最優秀小説
Organization: Norwegian Booksellers' Association
Result: winner
Mads Wiel Nygaard Bursary
2002
Work: Nemesis
Result: winner
Best Norwegian Crime Novel Ever Written
2004
Work: The Redbreast
Organization: Norwegian Book Clubs
Result: winner
Finnish Academy of Crime Writers' Special Commendation
2007
Work: The Devil's Star
Category: 外国クライム執筆の優秀賞
Organization: Finnish Academy of Crime Writers
Result: winner
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
2007
Work: The Snowman
Category: 年間最優秀小説
Organization: Norwegian Booksellers' Association
Result: winner
Riverton Prize
2020
Work: Knife
Category: 年間最優秀ノルウェークライム小説
Organization: Norwegian Association for Crime Writers
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Bat

1997 Crime fiction

Harry Hole's debut novel. He investigates serial killings in Australia.

serial killingsalcoholisminvestigation abroad
Translations
  • Translated into multiple languages

The Snowman

2007 Crime fiction

Serial killings marked by snowmen. Harry Hole investigates.

serial killingswomen in perilNorwegian winter
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Snowman / Tomas Alfredson (2017)
Translations
  • Over 40 languages

Bibliography

  • The Bat
  • Cockroaches
  • The Redbreast
  • Nemesis
  • The Devil's Star
  • The Redeemer
  • The Snowman
  • The Leopard
  • Phantom
  • Police
  • The Thirst
  • Knife
  • Killing Moon
  • Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
  • Blood on Snow
  • Midnight Sun
  • The Kingdom
  • Headhunters
  • The Son
  • Macbeth

Adaptations

  • Headhunters (film 2011)
  • The Snowman (film 2017)
  • The Hanging Sun (film 2022)

Translations of Works

  • Works translated into over 50 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
multi-layered plotsviolentpsychologically deep
Recurring Motifs
alcoholismserial killerspersonal demons

Health

  • cruciate ligament tear
    青年期
    Forced to end football career

Legacy

Most successful Norwegian author to date, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide by 2021. Internationally renowned for the Harry Hole series.

In Popular Culture

  • Numerous film and TV adaptations

Trivia

  • His father fought for Germany on the Eastern Front in WWII and was imprisoned after the war.
  • Began serious rock climbing at age 50, achieving French 8a grade at 62.
  • Lead vocalist and principal songwriter for rock band Di Derre.