Karin Fossum

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Karin Fossum, 2012

Karin Fossum (born November 6, 1954 in Sandefjord , Norway ) is a Norwegian writer . She was best known for her thriller with Commissioner Konrad Sejer.

Life

Fossum's literary career began with the publication of poetry and short stories. Two narrow volumes of poetry were her first two books in 1974 and 1978. During this time she made a living from driving a taxi. Afterwards she had two daughters and took a break from writing for 14 years.

In the early 1990s she published two volumes of short stories , I et annet lys (1992) and Soylen (1994).

In her novels, she often leaves the narrative structures of the classic crime genre in order to shift the tension into the personal development of her main actors.

Karin Fossum lives on the Tyrifjorden , a large inland lake, near Oslo .

Her novels have so far been translated into more than twelve languages. Since the mid-1990s, 13 of her books have been published in German and were translated by Gabriele Haefs for Piper Verlag . The Germany radio has produced some of their mysteries as a radio play.

Fossum's work is distinguished by its high literary quality. Fossum sees herself as a writer, not a crime fiction writer. The fine psychological handwriting with which she draws her characters could have its origins in part from her professional experience as a nurse in psychiatry.

Awards

  • 1974: Tarjei Vesaas debutant award for Kanskje i tomorrow
  • 1996: Riverton Prize for Se deg ikke tilbake! (German: strangers' looks )
  • 1997: Glasnyckel for Se deg ikke tilbake! (German: strangers' looks )
  • 1997: Norwegian Bokhandlerprisen for Den som frykter ulven (German: Who is afraid of the bad wolf )
  • 2000: Finnish crime prize for the Kommissar Sejer series
  • 2002: Swedish Crime Award - The Martin Beck Award for Svarta sekunder (German: Black seconds . Original: Svarte sekunder )
  • 2003: Cappelen Prize
  • 2007: Gumshoe Awards for When the Devil Holds the Candle (German: Dunkler Schlaf . Original: Djevelen holder lyset )
  • 2008: Los Angeles Times Literary Award for The Indian Bride (German: Silent Screams . Original: Elskede Poona )
  • 2014: Riverton Prize for Helvetesilden (German: Hell rose )

Works

Novels without a German title have not yet been translated.

Konrad Sejer series

  1. 1995: Evas Auge ( Evas øye ) ISBN 3-492-23859-9 .
  2. 1996: Stranger Views ( Se deg ikke tilbake! ) ISBN 3-492-23060-1 .
  3. 1997: Who is afraid of the bad wolf ( Den som frykter ulven ) ISBN 3-492-23857-2 .
  4. 1998: Dark sleep ( Djevelen holder lyset ) ISBN 3-492-23979-X .
  5. 2000: Silent Screams ( Elskede Poona ) ISBN 3-492-23702-9 .
  6. 2002: Black seconds ( Svarte sekunder ) ISBN 3-492-04547-2 .
  7. 2002 So, for me ( Jonas Eckel ) ISBN 3-492-27084-0 .
  8. 2006: The murder of Harriet Krohn ( Drapet på Harriet Krohn ) ISBN 3-492-04803-X .
  9. 2008: Who loves differently ( Den som elsker noe annet ) ISBN 978-3-492-04807-1 .
  10. 2011: Bad Will ( Den onde viljen ) ISBN 978-3-492-27188-2 .
  11. 2013: An ungrateful woman ( Varsleren ) ISBN 978-3-8333-0908-3 .
  12. 2014: Sleep, my little prince, sleep in , Berlin Verlag , ISBN 978-3-8333-0993-9
  13. 2017: Höllenrose ( Helvetesilden , 2014) ISBN 978-3-492-31164-9 .

Other works

  • 1992 I et annet lys
  • 1994 Soylen
  • 1999 De gales hus
  • 2003 From November to November
  • 2006 brother
  • 2011 Jeg kan se i mørket
  • 2012 Natten er et annet land
  • 2014 En mørk fløytetone: Festskrift til Karin Fossum (Essays, Cappelen Damm)
  • 2015 Vi som er døde (poetry, Cappelen Damm)

Radio plays

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ^ Fossum, Norway's bestselling "queen of crime", brings literary elegance and moral ambiguity to the detective novel , Christian House for The Independent, July 12, 2009, accessed August 3, 2014
  2. ↑ Höllenrose , publisher's website , accessed January 7, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Fossum, Karin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Sandefjord , Norway