Karin Fossum | |
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 Karin Fossum in 2008 | |
| Born | 6 November 1954 Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Period | 1974–present |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
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Karin Fossum (born 6 November 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, [1] often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". [2] [3]
Karin Mathisen was born on 6 November 1954 in Sandefjord, [1] in Vestfold county, Norway. She currently lives in Sylling, near Oslo. Fossum debuted as a poet with Kanskje i morgen, her first collection published in 1974 when she was just 20. It won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. For a time she worked in hospitals, and nursing homes and assisted with the rehabilitation of drug addicts.
Fossum began her literary career as a poet. [3] She is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer series of crime novels, which have been translated into 25 languages and honoured with several awards. [4] [5]
She won the Glass Key award for her novel Don't Look Back, which also won the Riverton Prize, and she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2005 for Calling Out For You.
La ragazza del lago , internationally released as The Girl by the Lake , is a 2007 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1996 novel Don't Look Back (Se deg ikke tilbake!).
(also featuring Inspector Jakob Skarre):
The character of Sejer appeared in a series of Norwegian TV adaptations starring Bjørn Sundquist in the role, with Christian Skolmen as Sejer's partner Jacob Skarre.
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