Alf Reidar Jacobsen Explained
| Alf Reidar Jacobsen |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Hammerfest, Norway |
| Other Names: | Alf R. Jacobsen |
| Occupation: | Journalist
Non-fiction writer
Novelist
Biographer |
| Awards: | Riverton Prize (1988)
SKUP Award (1991) |
Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, novelist, crime fiction writer and biographer.
Jacobsen was born in Hammerfest. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers Finnmark Dagblad, Klassekampen, Verdens Gang, for the magazine Økonomisk Rapport, and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1988 for the novel Kharg.[1] His book Iskyss from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the SKUP Award,[2] and was the basis for a film in 2008.[1] He published a biography of the whaler Svend Foyn in 2008.[1]
His book Kongens nei was the basis for the 2016 film The King's Choice. The film won eight Amanda Awards.[1]
Bibliography
- Stalin's Gold – crime novel, Bladkompaniet (1982)
- The Adventure of Anders Jahre – non-fiction, Oktober (1982)
- The Bergersen Dynasty – non-fiction, Atheneum (1984)
- The Stock Market Sharks – non-fiction co-authored with Geir Imset, Pax (1985)
- The Moles: Norwegian Intelligence from World War I to Arne Treholt – non-fiction, Pax (1985)
- The Battle for Cosmos – non-fiction, Pax (1986)
- Osiris – crime novel, Pax (1986)
- Kværner, War: Diary of a Share Raid – non-fiction, Cappelen (1987)
- The Nonviolence Case – drama (1987)
- Kharg – crime novel, Tiden (1988)
- The Black Chamber: The Innermost Secret – non-fiction co-authored with Egil Mørk, Cappelen (1989)
- Ice Kiss – non-fiction, Aschehoug (1991)
- Running Risk – non-fiction co-authored with Jan Erik Langangen, Aschehoug (1992)
- They Knew Everything: A Documentation of the Ninth Floor – non-fiction co-authored with Ronald Bye and Finn Sjue, Tiden (1993)
- Without Scruples – non-fiction, Økonomisk rapport (1993)
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Alf Reidar Jacobsen . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 3 October 2010 .
- Encyclopedia: Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse . Trine . Syvertsen . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 19 February 2017.
