Jørgen Gunnerud (born 2 June 1948) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer.

Jørgen Gunnerud
Born (1948-06-02) 2 June 1948 (age 75)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationCrime fiction writer
AwardsRiverton Prize (2007)

He made his literary debut in 1994, with the novel Raymond Isaksens utgang. Further novels are Kvinnen fra Olaf Ryes plass from 1996 and Gjerningsmann: ukjent from 1998.[1] He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 2007, for the novel Høstjakt.[2] The "hero" in Gunnerud's novels is police officer "Knut Moen".[1]

In the 1960s, Gunnerud joined the political movement associated with AKP (m-l).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Jørgen Gunnerud". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Rivertonprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ Kleppe, Kristine (1 November 2009). "Med prinsipper". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.