Gunnar Staalesen
Norwegian writer · Norway · On the map · Writers · Born 1947 · age 79
Gunnar Staalesen is a Norwegian writer. He is a major figure in the Nordic noir crime fiction genre through his 20 novels featuring Varg Veum, a private detective in Bergen on the rainy west coast of Norway.
Gunnar Staalesen is read about 36 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 108 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
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Trond Espen Seim Also in Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty (2008)
Bjørn Floberg Also in Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers (2007)
Lene Nystrøm Also in Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall (2010)
Alexander Eik Directed Varg Veum - Buried Dogs (2008)
Morten Tyldum Directed Fallen Angels (2008)
Marius Holst Directed 1996: Pust på meg! (1997)
Finn Skårderud Produced 1996: Pust på meg! (1997)
Per Bronken Directed Rygg i rand, to i spann (1993)
Stefan Faldbakken Directed Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall (2010)- Trygve Allister Diesen Also in Varg Veum - At Night All Wolves Are Grey (2011)
Also in Deutsch
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About this person
The Varg Veum series has been praised as one of the best in modern crime fiction, and Staalesen has sold more than 4 million books in 24 countries. Staalesen is also a screenwriter and a playwright who has worked extensively with Den Nationale Scene, the largest theatre in Bergen.
