Jussi Adler-Olsen

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Jussi Adler-Olsen
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Adler-Olsen in 2012
Born (1950-08-02) 2 August 1950 (age 75)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Years active1984–present

Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen (born 2 August 1950) is a Danish crime fiction writer, a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur, best known for his Department Q series. He made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a fiction writer in 1997.

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Biography

Born in Copenhagen, he was the youngest of four children and the only boy. Son of the successful sexologist and psychiatrist Henry Olsen, he spent his childhood with his family in doctors' official residences at several mental hospitals across Denmark. In his late teens, he played in a couple of pop groups as lead guitarist. He graduated from high school in Rødovre (1970), and studied medicine, sociology (passed History of Modern Politics), and film making (exam.art.) until 1978.

After a managerial career, he began to write full-time in 1995.

Adler-Olsen's novels have been sold in more than 40 languages. Outside Denmark he has enjoyed particular success in Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands, being a frequent visitor on the top of the bestseller lists, e.g., on The New York Times Paperback bestseller list. Adler-Olsen's books have been on the bestseller lists in numerous other countries including Austria, Iceland, France, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

In February 2025, Adler-Olsen disclosed to the Danish newspaper Politiken that he is suffering from incurable multiple myeloma. [1]

Awards and nominations

Adaptations

Kvinden i buret was adapted into a Danish film by Zentropa in 2013, titled The Keeper of Lost Causes in English. It was the top box-office film in Denmark in 2013. A sequel, a film adaptation of Fasandræberne (distributed as The Absent One in English), was released in 2014. Flaskepost fra P ( A Conspiracy of Faith in English) came out in 2016, also by Zentropa. In 2018 Journal 64 was released, titled The Purity of Vengeance in English. All four films star Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Carl Mørck and Fares Fares as Assad. From book no. 5 - Nordisk Film took over the dramatization and Marco Effekten was released in 2021 [14] , Den grænseløse (Boundless in English) came out in 2024.

In 2024, a television series adaptation for Netflix began filming entitled Dept. Q . [15]

Bibliography

Spines of successive Jussi Adler-Olsen novels in Standaard Boekhandel, Blankenberge, Belgium JUSSI spines, Standaard Boekhandel, Blankenberge.jpg
Spines of successive Jussi Adler-Olsen novels in Standaard Boekhandel, Blankenberge, Belgium

Theater

See also

References

  1. Emil Hobolt Mortensen, Jussi Adler-Olsen er syg med uhelbredelig knoglemarvskræft (“Jussi Adler-Olsen is terminally ill with bone marrow cancer”), 1 February 2025 in Politiken . Accessed 30 July 2025.
  2. Olsen, Mette (19 June 2010). "Jussi Adler-Olsen vinder krimipris" [Jussi Adler-Olsen detective novel wins award]. Politiken (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  3. "Jussi Adler-Olsen vinder De Gyldne Laurbær" [Jussi Adler-Olsen wins Golden Laurels]. Danish Broadcasting Corporation News (in Danish). 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. "Krimi-Blitz 2011 international". Krimi-couch.de (in German). Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  5. "Prix du livre et du disque robinsonnais 2012". A Bride Abattue (in French). 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. "Gewinner 2015: Krimi und Thriller". LovelyBooks (in German). Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. "Gewinner 2017: Krimi und Thriller". LovelyBooks (in German). Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. "Gewinner 2019: Krimi und Thriller". LovelyBooks (in German).
  9. "Saxo: Book of the Year". Saxo. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. "Mofibo Awards: Krimi og spænding". Mofibo. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  11. "Home | Rheinbacher Krimiwoche". Glasdolch. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  12. "Mofibo Awards: Krimi og spænding". Mofibo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. "The Petrona Award 2023 - Longlist". Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. "The Marco Effect (2021)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. O'Rourke, Ryan (6 February 2024). "Matthew Goode Leads Netflix's Gritty New Crime Drama 'Department Q'". Collider. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  16. "Erbarmen". Westfälisches Landestheater (in German). Archived from the original on 6 September 2013.