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Jussi Adler-Olsen

ユッシ・アドラー=オルセン

Yussi Adorā-Orusen

Aliases: Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-08-02 (Copenhagen)
Nationality
Denmark
Languages
Danish
Residence History
Copenhagen, Denmark → Doctors' official residences at several mental hospitals across Denmark

Career

Occupations
crime fiction writer, publisher, editor, entrepreneur
Active Years
1984-2024
Nominations
Buchliebling 2011 (Austria), Der Leserpreis 2012 (Germany), International Dublin Literary Award 2013, The Barry Award 2014, The Barry Award 2015

Education

Rødovre high school
General
Period: 1970
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: Denmark
High school graduation
Various universities
Medicine, Sociology, Filmmaking
Period: 1970-1978
Year of Graduation: 1978
Country: Denmark
Studied medicine, sociology (passed History of Modern Politics), and filmmaking (exam.art.) until 1978

Awards

Harald Mogensen Prize
2010
Work: Flaskepost fra P.
Category: 最優秀デンマーク犯罪小説
Organization: Danish Academy of Crime
Result: 受賞
Glass Key award
2010
Work: Flaskepost fra P.
Organization: Scandinavian Crime Society
Result: 受賞
De Gyldne Laurbær
2011
Work: Journal 64
Organization: Society of Booksellers in Denmark
Result: 受賞
The Barry Award
2012
Work: The Keeper of Lost Causes
Category: 最優秀小説
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Keeper of Lost Causes

2007 Crime fiction

Department Q series #1. Investigating a disappearance case.

DisappearanceRevengePast Trauma
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Keeper of Lost Causes / Mikkel Nørgaard (2013)
Translations
  • Translated into over 40 languages

Bibliography

  • Groucho & Co's groveste (1984)
  • The Alphabet House (2014)
  • The Keeper of Lost Causes (2011)
  • The Absent One (2012)
  • A Conspiracy of Faith (2013)
  • The Purity of Vengeance (2013)
  • The Marco Effect (2014)
  • The Hanging Girl (2015)
  • The Scarred Woman
  • Victim 2117 (2020)
  • The Shadow Murders (2022)
  • Locked In (2024)

Adaptations

  • Kvinden i buret → The Keeper of Lost Causes (film 2013)
  • Fasandræberne → The Absent One (film 2014)
  • Flaskepost fra P. → A Conspiracy of Faith (film 2016)
  • Journal 64 → The Purity of Vengeance (film 2018)
  • Marco Effekten (film 2021)
  • Den grænseløse → Boundless (film 2024)
  • Dept. Q (Netflix series 2024 filming)

Translations of Works

  • Sold in more than 40 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Suspenseful plotsEnigmatic characters
Recurring Motifs
Unsolved past casesImmigration issuesSocial injustice

Health

  • multiple myeloma
    2025年2月診断以降
    Incurable disease, potential impact on writing

Legacy

Danish bestselling crime fiction writer, known for Department Q series with international success, numerous awards, and multiple film adaptations.

In Popular Culture

  • Department Q films and Netflix series

Trivia

  • Son of successful sexologist and psychiatrist Henry Olsen
  • Played lead guitar in pop groups as a teen
  • Full-time writer since 1995