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What were your favourite books as a child?
The first novel my father read to me was Lord of the Flies. My father wasn’t too sure if it was suitable for a boy aged just seven, but I insisted. Why? Because of the cover: a blood-dripping pig’s head on a stake.Q.
Did you always want to be a writer when you were younger?
Yes, I guess I did. As I listened to my father read, I knew I wanted to try and write myself. I was already impressing kids my own age, even slightly older ones, with my gruesome ghost stories.Q.
You haven&#;t always been a writer. Which of your previous jobs has been your favorite?
I love performing music almost as much as writing. Working as an economist was, well, work. My favourite previous job was as a taxi driver. I like observing people.Q.
Do you write full-time?
I write as much as possible. And every year, I spend months in Thailand, thinking up new ideas for forthcoming projects and working on novels already planned.Q.
Who (or what) inspired you to create the character of Harry Hole?
It was so many things. A friend; a drunkard I often drove around when I was working as a taxi driver in my small home town; myselJo Nesbo Books In Order
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Jo Nesbo is a Norwegian police and at the same time a crime writer who was born is Oslo, Norway in the year He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre.His crime novels, specifically the Harry Hole, series are is biggest claim to fame. His works have been translated into over forty (40) languages and have attained worldwide sales of over 9 million copies. Nesbo studied Economics and Business Administration at the Norwegian School of Economics and worked as a freelance journalist and stockbroker before his writing career took off.
His talents as a writer are not solely based on the crime genre. He has also released a series of children’s books with the craz
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Jo Nesbo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books have sold sixty million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty languages. In addition to the Harry Hole series, his novels include The Night House, Headhunters, The Son, Blood on Snow, Midnight Sun, Macbeth, and The Kingdom. He is a recipient of the Raymond Chandler Award for lifetime achievement. He lives in Oslo.
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Jo Nesbø is a bestselling Norwegian author and musician. He was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. Nesbø graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in economics. Nesbø is primarily famous for his crime novels about Detective Harry Hole, but he is also the main vocals and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In Nesbø also released his first children's book, Doktor Proktors Prompepulver.
Series:
* Harry Hole
* Doktor Proktor
For exclusive content about Jo Nesbø and his books, register for the official fan newsletter: Nesbø is a bestselling Norwegian author and musician. He was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. Nesbø graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in economics. Nesbø is primarily famous for his crime novels about Detective Harry Hole, but he is also the main vocals and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In Nesbø also released his first children's book, Doktor Proktors Prompepulver.
Series:
* Harry Hole
* Doktor Proktor
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