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"... er en grosser I ordets egentligste forstand. Den er tildgere kommet i et opplag pa 30,000 en helt enestaende skjebnefor en norsk kriminalroman, og filmen av samme navn var en like formidabel suksess." (back cover) ... from Wikipedia: "Jarl André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. He was born January 30, 1918 in Oslo, and died January 10, 1985. His father was the author Ejlert Bjerke, and his mother Karin Bjerke (née Svensson). His cousin was the well-known author Jens Bjørneboe. His debut was in 1940 with a collection of poems, Syngende Jord (Singing Earth). He has written a wide range of material: po
"... er en grosser I ordets egentligste forstand. Den er tildgere kommet i et opplag pa 30,000 en helt enestaende skjebnefor en norsk kriminalroman, og filmen av samme navn var en like formidabel suksess." (back cover) ... from Wikipedia: "Jarl André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. He was born January 30, 1918 in Oslo, and died January 10, 1985. His father was the author Ejlert Bjerke, and his mother Karin Bjerke (née Svensson). His cousin was the well-known author Jens Bjørneboe. His debut was in 1940 with a collection of poems, Syngende Jord (Singing Earth). He has written a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and articles. He was known as a master translator, and translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe, Racine, etc. into elegant Norwegian. A central theme in Bjerke's works, especially his poems, is the longing for childhood.
His mystery novels, among the best of the genre in Norwegian, are influenced by his interest in psychoanalysis.
...his masterpiece De dødes tjern ("Lake of the Dead") in 1942. It was by the Norwegian radio programme "Nitimen" considered the second best Norwegian mystery novel of all times in 2004, only beaten by Norwegian myster writer Jo Nesbø's "Rødstrupe" (2000). "Lake of the Dead" was made into a film in 1958, directed by Kåre Bergstrøm. Bjerke himself starred in the film."
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Manufacturer: Serien, Oslo, Norway
Release date: 18 December 1969
ISBN-10 : B0019QZGL2 |
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