Occupation Crime writer Notable works Etterlyst, Lansen Books Rabies Genre Crime fiction Role Writer | Nationality Norwegian Name Anker Rogstad | |
Born Anker Rogstad8 January 1925Oslo, Norway ( 1925-01-08 ) Died October 5, 1994, Oslo, Norway | ||
Anker Rogstad (8 January 1925 – 5 October 1994) was a Norwegian convicted safecracker who spent eight years in prison for his crimes, and later a celebrated crime writer. He started writing during imprisonment, and made his literary debut in 1956 with the crime novel Etterlyst. He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1974 for the novel Lansen.
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