Kim Småge
Kim Småge , pseudonym for Anne Karin Thorhus (born June 23, 1945 in Trondheim ), is a Norwegian teacher , writer , translator and journalist who became internationally known for her detective novels . She was the world's first female instructor for scuba diving and underwater hunting. Her books have been translated into eight languages (as of the end of 2019).
After vocational school, work as a secretary and high school graduation from a business school, she studied Scandinavian studies , English and geography at the University of Trondheim from 1973 to 1977 . She has been a freelance writer since 1991. With her novel Nattdykk ( Eng . Nachttauchen ) Småge was the first woman of the so-called "new female wave" in Norwegian crime literature.
From 1987 to 1991 and from 2002 to 2004 she was a board member of Den norske Forfatterforening (DnF), the Norwegian writers' association. Småge lives near Trondheim.
Awards
- 1983 Riverton Prize for Nattdykk
- 1994 Scandinavian detective award for Sub Rosa
- 1999 Palle Rosenkrantz Prize for En kjernesunn død
Detective novels
Anne-kin Halvorsen series
- 1992 Kvinnens long poor
- 1993 Sub Rosa (German change of scenery . Argument, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 978-3-88619-586-2 )
- 1995 En kjernesunn død ( Ger . A perfectly healthy death . Joke, Bern / Munich / Vienna 1999, ISBN 978-3-502-51720-7 )
- 1997 Containerkvinnen (Ger. The container woman . Scherz, Bern / Munich / Vienna 2001, ISBN 978-3-502-51819-8 )
- 2002 Solefall (German Midsummer Scherz, Frankfurt / M. 2004, ISBN 978-3-502-51987-4 )
- 2004 Dobbeltmann (dt. Second face . Argument, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-86754-176-3 )
Other crime novels
- 1983 Nattdykk (German night diving argument, Hamburg / Berlin 1994, ISBN 978-3-88619-556-5 )
- 1984 Origo
- 1986 Kainan (German The White Gloves . Argument, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 978-3-88619-514-5 )
Other works
Single novels
- 1991 Lex Love (Ger. Who breaks the rule . Fretz and Wasmuth, Bern / Munich / Vienna 1999, ISBN 978-3-502-10685-2 )
- 1997 Medaljen
- 1999 Koksbiter and trollsplint
Children's / youth literature
- 1986 Figurene
- 1986 Interrail
Web links
- Literature by and about Kim Småge in the catalog of the German National Library
- Janneken Øverland: Evil Days - About Kim Småge and her books (accessed January 3, 2020)
Remarks
- ↑ cf. Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian, accessed January 3, 2020)
- ↑ cf. Kim Småge - Vita at fischerverlage.de
- ↑ see World Cat (accessed January 3, 2020)
- ↑ cf. Crime couch about Kim Småge
- ↑ List of winners
- ↑ Short story collection
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Småge, Kim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thorhus, Anne Karin (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trondheim , Norway |