The specter in Norwegian crime fiction: Jo Nesbø Reflects on writing, characters, and the shadow of Harry Hole
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"Actually, it was a girl who worked here at the publishing house who asked me if I could write a book," says Jo Nesbø, the towering figure of Norwegian crime fiction for over two decades. Since the late 1990s, Nesbø has illuminated – or perhaps daThe specter in Norwegian crime fiction: Jo Nesbø Reflects on writing, characters, and the shadow of Harry Hole
"Actually, it was a girl who worked here at the publishing house who asked me if I could write a book," says Jo Nesbø, the towering figure of Norwegian crime fiction for over two decades. Since the late 1990s, Nesbø has illuminated – or perhaps darkened – the literary world with his brutal and brilliant portrayals of Oslo as a city stalked by serial killers and haunted by addicts and lost souls. His novels have been translated into more than fifty languages and have reached millions of readers, cementing his place as a global crime fiction icon. Read more
