Jo nesbo biography
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Biography
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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, inom spend months in Thailand, thinking up new ideas for forthcoming projects and working on novels already planned.Q
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Jo Nesbø
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| Born | Jon Nesbø () 29 March (age&#;64) Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation | Novelist, musician, football player |
| Language | Norwegian; English |
| Genre | Crime fiction, horror fiction, mystery fiction, children's books; juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Crime, thriller, mystery |
| Notable work | Harry Hole series |
| Notable awards | Riverton Prize |
| Children | 1 |
Jo Nesbø (Norwegian:&#;[ˈjuː ˈnɛ̀sbøː]; born Jon Nesbø;[1] 29 March ) is a Norwegianwriter, musician, economist, and former footballer and journalist . More than 3&#;million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March [2] His books have been translated into over 50 languages, and bygd had sold some 50&#;million copies worldwide. This had made him the most successful Norwegian author of all time.[3][4][5][6]
Nesbø is best known for writing crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole&#;[en]. However, in
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Jo Nesbo is one of the world’s bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son and his latest Harry Hole novel, The Thirst, all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norway’s premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di derre ('Them There'). They topped the charts in Norway, but Nesbo continued working as a financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. Sign up to the Jo