Unni Lindell

Unni Maria Lindell (born 3 April 1957 in Oslo) is a Norwegian writer. She is best known for her crime novels (whodunits), but has also written a collection of poems and several children's and young adult books.

Unni Lindell
Unni Lindell at the Oslo Bookfestival in 2010.
Unni Lindell at the Oslo Bookfestival in 2010.
BornUnni Maria Lindell
(1957-04-03) 3 April 1957
Oslo, Norway
OccupationWriter
NationalityNorwegian
Period1986present
GenreYouth, humour, novels, poems, young adult

Lindell worked as a journalist before she became an author. Her first book Den grønne dagen ("The green day") was published in 1986. One of Lindell's most prominent characters is detective Cato Isaksen.[1] Some of the Isaksen books have been adapted as TV films starring Reidar Sørensen.

Lindell was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1998 and the Critics' Prize for the year's best children's or youth literature.[2] In 1999 and in 2018 she received the Riverton Prize (Rivertonprisen), a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian detective story.

Bibliography

  • Den grønne dagen youth literature (1986)
  • Kongen er pappaen til to tvillinger som heter Gro og Kåre humour (1987)
  • Hemmeligheten i sirkuset children's literature (1988)
  • Henrik Vipsen og hans bifokale onkel som er født i fiskebollens tegn humour (1988)
  • Bursdag idebok (1989)
  • Fire dager til fullmåne children's literature (1990)
  • Vi lager jul concept book (1990)
  • Gamle damer legger ikke egg humour (1991) (illustrated by Inge Grødum)
  • Annas barn youth literature (1991)
  • Fuglefangeren youth literature (1992)
  • Skjelettet er et stativ som man kan henge fra seg kroppen på humor (1992)
  • Rosamunde Harpiks, den lille heksen med de store ørene children's literature (1993)
  • Norges første statsminister het Tor med hammeren humour (1993)
  • En grusom kvinnes bekjennelser novel (1993)
  • Sugemerket youth literature (1994)
  • Alene hjemme short stories (1994)
  • To fruer i en smekk humor (1995) (together with Anne B. Ragde)
  • Jens Bånn, den lille spionen children's literature (1995)
  • Min fars kjole er rød som reven poetry (1995)
  • Grisen er dekket av svinepels (1996) (illustrated by Eldbjørg Ribe)
  • Det er alltid for tidlig å stå opp. Libresser, første bind humour (1996) (together with Anne B. Ragde)
  • Slangebæreren crime novel (1996), filmed
  • Jesus gikk på vannet fordi han ikke ville bli våt på beina humour (1997) (illustrated by Eldbjørg Ribe)
  • Den lille dameboken. Libresser i utvalg humour (1997) (together with Anne B. Ragde)
  • Regjeringen bestemmer hvordan været skal bli humour (1998) (illustrated by Inge Grødum)
  • Måneorkesteret novel (1998)
  • Sjefen bestemmer over Gud og Hermann! humour (1999) (illustrated by Eldbjørg Ribe)
  • Pinocchios nye reise children's literature (1999) (illustrated by Akin Düzakin)
  • Drømmefangeren crime novel (1999), filmed
  • Sørgekåpen crime novel (2000), filmed
  • Å være engel er et typisk kvinneyrke humour (2000) (illustrated by Eldbjørg Ribe)
  • En familie består av 4 hoder, 8 armer og 8 bein humour (2001) (illustrated by Mai Lindberg)
  • Prinsesser er rosa om dagen og sorte om natten humour (2002) (illustrated by Mai Lindberg)
  • Nattsøsteren crime novel (2002), filmed
  • I Afrika er snøen svart humour (2003) (illustrated by Bo Gaustad)
  • Pass opp! Her kommer Gud og hun er en katt photo and prose (2003) (photo with Nina Reistad)
  • Rødhette crime novel (2004)
  • Kjære Gud jeg har det godt har du noe ull humour (2005) (together with Mark Levengood, illustrated by Christina Alvner)
  • Orkestergraven crime novel (2005), filmed
  • Krokodiller snakker ikke norsk children's literature (2006)
  • Honningfellen crime novel (2007) Filmed in 2008 with Per Olav Sørensen
  • To fruer i én smekk – rir igjen – humour (2007) (together with Anne B. Ragde)
  • Elsker deg av hele mitt hjerte - children's literature (2008)
  • Mørkemannen crime novel (2008)
  • Nifse Nella og nattskolen children's literature (2008) (illustrated by Fredrik Skavlan)
  • Rødt for kjærlighet children's literature (2009)
  • Sukkerdøden crime novel (2010)
  • Djevelkysset crime novel (2012)
  • Brudekisten crime novel (2014)
  • Jeg vet hvor du bor crime novel (2016)
  • Dronen crime novel (2018)

References

  1. "Unni Lindell forteller om boka "Måneorkesteret"." (Norwegian), nrk.no, 1998-09-14, retrieved 30 August 2009
  2. "Unni Lindell" (Norwegian), Aschehoug & Co., retrieved 30 August 2009
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