Jo Nesbo was born in 1960 in Oslo. He is the most famous Scandinavian crime fiction author, and his biography is really unusual. Trained as an economist, he worked as a stockbroker and a journalist. Finance, however, left for writing. There is also a rock musician, member of the Di Derre, for which he writes the lyrics. He recorded a solo album. His detective novels are translated into over twenty languages and dominated the bestseller lists. Cycle of crime with detective Harry Hole ( "Leopard" and more ) has won several national and international awards, including the U.S. and UK. |