Øyulv Gran (1902 – 1972) was a Norwegian writer. His genres were crime and romance. Øyulv Gran frequently wrote under various pseudonyms including: Øivind / Øyvind Grundt, Brynjulf Bagge, Alf Ottar Karlsrud Rakstad, and Stein Winge. He is most associated with the stories he wrote which appeared in the magazine ''Detektiv-Magasinet'' about the fictional Oslo detective Knut Gribb. In 1908, Norwegian and author

Sven Elvestad Sven Elvestad (7 September 1884 – 18 December 1934) was a Norwegian journalist and author. He is best known for his detective stories, which were published under the pen name Stein Riverton and translated into several languages, including Germ ...

had created the fictional police detective Knut Gribb. The character was taken over by several other writers in various magazines and series of paperbacks. Starting in the 1970s, increasingly Øyulv Gran's presentation formed the basis for public perception of Knut Gribb . Many of his stories were published as books as well, including ''Svindler-syndikatet'' (1972), ''Mannen bak masken'' (1976) and ''Nattens konge'' (1985). The writings of Gran was clearly

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and

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, and he also wrote about the perceived

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. During the

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, Gran's writings did not really reflect Nazi propaganda.Dahl, 1995: p. 87 Still, Gran was an active Nazi for some time.

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Svindler-syndikatet
Norwegian * Knut Gribb Norwegian 1902 births 1972 deaths Norwegian crime fiction writers Norwegian collaborators with Nazi Germany 20th-century Norwegian writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists {{Norway-novelist-stub