Pål Gerhard Olsen
Pål Gerhard Olsen (born 1 November 1959) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer, crime fiction writer, playwright and literary critic.
Pål Gerhard Olsen | |
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| Born | 1 November 1959 Bergen, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | novelist and crime fiction writer |
Career
Olsen was born in Bergen.[1] He made his literary debut in 1985, with Svart, svart – og et tynt lag hvitt, on disillusioned and whisky-consuming youngsters.[2] Further novels are Libero. Loven vest for Geilo (1986),[1] about two football-loving young boys,[2] Den eneste andre (1989), where the protagonists are two vagants,[2] and the sequel Blodets sang from 1991.[2] The 1994 novel Den sanne historien combines social and psychological aspects of the 1990s.[2] The novel Manndomsprøven (1997) is about a maturing young boy, while Fredstid (2000) is a love story set in the late 1930s.[1] In the crime fiction novel Mørk april from 1987, Olsen introduced private investigator "Aron Ask", a former freelance journalist, who eventually appeared in a number of novels, including the sequels Overspill (1990), Rødt regn (1992) and Isdronningen (1995),[2] as well as in Oslo-piken (1998), Tusenårsriket (2002), Nattmusikk (2005) and Bakmennene (2009).[1] His children's novels include Tigrene tar avspark from 1996, and Tigrene finner formen from 1997.[2]
Olsen is a literary critic of crime fiction for the newspaper Aftenposten.[1]
References
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Pål Gerhard Olsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- Rottem, Øystein (1998). "Mørke gjerninger – Pål Gerhard Olsen". Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 683–686. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.