Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, novelist, crime fiction writer and biographer. Jacobsen was born in

Hammerfest Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the nor ...

. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers ''

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Klassekampen (Lit. translation: ''"The Class Struggle"'') is a Norwegian daily newspaper in print and online. Its tagline is "The daily newspaper of the Left". The paper's net circulation was 33,265 in 2022, and it has around 111,000 daily readers on paper ...

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Økonomisk Rapport ''Økonomisk Rapport'' (Danish: ''Financial Report'') was a monthly business magazine published in Oslo, Norway. The magazine was in circulation between 1974 and January 2013. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1974. Previously owne ...

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. He was awarded the

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize () is a literature award given annually to the best work of Norwegian crime fiction (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) who pub ...

in 1988 for the novel ''Kharg''. His book ''Iskyss'' from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the

SKUP Award The SKUP Award (Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''SKUP-prisen'') is a Norway, Norwegian journalism award. It has been awarded annually since 1990 by the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (Norwegian: ''Stiftelsen for en kritisk og und ...

, and was the basis for a film in 2008. He published a biography of the whaler

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in 2008. His book ''Kongens nei'' was the basis for the 2016 film ''

The King's Choice ''The King's Choice'' (, meaning "The King's No") is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film ...

''. The film won eight

Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

Bibliography

* Stalin's Gold – crime novel, Bladkompaniet (1982) * The Adventure of Anders Jahre – non-fiction, Oktober (1982) * The Bergersen Dynasty – non-fiction, Atheneum (1984) * The Stock Market Sharks – non-fiction co-authored with Geir Imset, Pax (1985) * The Moles: Norwegian Intelligence from World War I to Arne Treholt – non-fiction, Pax (1985) * The Battle for Cosmos – non-fiction, Pax (1986) * Osiris – crime novel, Pax (1986) * Kværner, War: Diary of a Share Raid – non-fiction, Cappelen (1987) * The Nonviolence Case – drama (1987) * Kharg – crime novel, Tiden (1988) * The Black Chamber: The Innermost Secret – non-fiction co-authored with Egil Mørk, Cappelen (1989) * Ice Kiss – non-fiction, Aschehoug (1991) * Running Risk – non-fiction co-authored with Jan Erik Langangen, Aschehoug (1992) * They Knew Everything: A Documentation of the Ninth Floor – non-fiction co-authored with Ronald Bye and Finn Sjue, Tiden (1993) * Without Scruples – non-fiction, Økonomisk rapport (1993)

References

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