Idar Lind

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Idar Lind
Born (1954-09-23) 23 September 1954 (age 69)
Otterøya, Norway
Occupation(s)novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter, playwright and children's writer
Awards Riverton Prize (1989)

Idar Lind (born 23 September 1954) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright.

Biography

Lind was born on the island of Otterøya (now part of Namsos) in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He made his literary debut in 1983 with Stengte dører. He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1989 for the crime novel 13 takters blues. [1]

His crime novel Hotell Tordenskjold (1985) introduced the characters "Kristian António Steen", a hotel porter of Spanish descent, and police officer "Breheim", as detectives. The same detectives also solved crime problems in the sequels Ormens gift (1986) and 13 takters blues (1989). [2] Further crime novels are Som to dråper blod (1993), Usynlige spor (1994), and Hysj (1996). [1]

Lind published the song collection Bakfot bok in 1980. [1] [2] His plays include Korsvikaspillet (1995) and Skottet i Buvika (2008). [1] The Drakeblod series (3 volumes 1988–1991) for young adults is set in the Viking Age. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Idar Lind". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Kriminelle hjemstavnsdiktere Idar Lind og Amund Sjøstrand". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 678–680. ISBN   82-02-16426-5.