About Jo Nesbo

 Jo Nesbo (born 29 March 1960) is an Edgar Award nominated Norwegian author and musician. 

As of September 2008 more than one and a half million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over forty languages.

Nesbø was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration with a degree in Economics. 

Nesbø is primarily famous for his crime novels about Detective Harry Hole, but he is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band  Di Derre.

In 2007 Nesbø also released his first children's book, Doktor Proktor's Fart Powder.


Literary career

 

The Harry Hole series

The series follows Harry Hole, a tough detective working to solve crimes on the streets of Oslo. He takes on murderers, bank robbers, gangsters and the establishment.

The Doktor Proktor series

 

Follows the story of Doctor Proctor, a crazy professor who is waiting for his big break, his next-door neighbor Lise and her peculiar friend Bulle. The ruthless twins Truls and Trym Thrane sometime lurk in the background. This series is reminiscent of Roald Dahl's books. It deals with the "importance of being who you are and the ability of human creativity and imagination to give you the courage to do so."

 

Bibliography  (Click the titles for review)

 

The Harry Hole novels

 

The Doktor Proktor novels

Stand-alone novels

 

  • 2007 – The White Hotel
  • 2008 – The Headhunters

 

Awards and nominations

 

  • The Riverton Prize 1997 for Best Norwegian Crime Novel of the Year (The Bat Man)
  • The Glass Key Award 1998 for Best Nordic Crime Novel of the Year (The Bat Man)
  • The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for Best Novel of the Year 2000 (The Redbreast)
  • The Mads Wiel Nygaards Bursary 2002 (Nemesis)
  • Best Norwegian Crime Novel Ever Written awarded by the Norwegian book clubs in 2004 (The Redbreast)
  • The Finnish Academy of Crime Writers' Special Commendation 2007 for Excellence in Foreign Crime Writing (The Devil’s Star)
  • Shortlisted for Duncan Lawrie International Dagger 2007 (The Redbreast)
  • The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize or Best Novel of the Year 2007 (The Snowman)
  • Shortlisted for Ark's Children's Book Award for Best Children's Book 2007 (Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder)
  • The Norwegian Book Club Prize 2008 for Best Novel of the Year (The Snowman)
  • Nominated for the Norwegian Bookseller's Prize 2008 (Headhunters and Doctor Proctor's Time Bathtub)
  • Nominated for the Edgar Award 2010 for "Nemesis".

 

 

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