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Original title Sønnen Publication date 2014 OCLC 863198532 Originally published 10 April 2014 Genre Crime Fiction Preceded by Police | 4.1/5 Goodreads ISBN 978-0-385-35137-9 Followed by none Country Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Mystery & Thriller Similar Jo Nesbø books, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Son (Norwegian: Sønnen, 2014) is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Jo Nesbø. It is the second stand-alone crime novel by Nesbø, following Headhunters (2008).
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Plot
Sonny Lofthus is serving time for crimes he did not commit. As payment he receives a steady supply of drugs to satisfy his addiction. His life changes completely when he learns the truth about his father's death.
Inspiration
Nesbø started work on The Son during Good Friday in 2012. The plot is inspired by the Bible.
Adaptation
A feature film based on the novel is set to be directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker's Nine Stories and Michel Litvak's Bold Films, with Jo Nesbø executive producing it alongside Niclas Salomonsson.
References
The Son (Nesbø novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA