Alf Reidar Jacobsen

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Alf Reidar Jacobsen
Born (1950-02-21) 21 February 1950 (age 74)
Hammerfest, Norway
Other namesAlf R. Jacobsen
Occupation(s)Journalist
Non-fiction writer
Novelist
Biographer
Awards Riverton Prize (1988)
SKUP Award (1991)

Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, novelist, crime fiction writer and biographer.

Jacobsen was born in Hammerfest. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers Finnmark Dagblad , Klassekampen , Verdens Gang , for the magazine Økonomisk Rapport , and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. [1]

He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1988 for the novel Kharg. [1] His book Iskyss from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the SKUP Award, [2] and was the basis for a film in 2008. [1] He published a biography of the whaler Svend Foyn in 2008. [1]

His book Kongens nei was the basis for the 2016 film The King's Choice . The film won eight Amanda Awards. [1]

Bibliography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alf Reidar Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Syvertsen, Trine. "Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2017.


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