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Anders Bodelsen (11 February 1937 – 17 October 2021) was a Danish writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature, along with Christian Kampmann and
Henrik Stangerup Eva Helle Stangerup (30 October 1939 – 29 March 2015) was a Danish crime and thriller novelist. She published her first novel ''Gravskrift for Rødhætte'' in 1967 and followed it with her breakthrough work ''Gule handsker'' a year later. Stange ...
. Bodelsen preferred the social-realistic style of writing, often thrillers about middle-class people who face the consequences of materialism, which often clashes with their human values. His thrillers also experiment with ordinary persons tempted by e.g. theft and border-morale issues. Most known is Bodelsen's novel ''Think of a Number'' (''Tænk på et tal'', 1968) filmed as '' The Silent Partner'' in 1978. Also widely known is his cooperation with Danish National Television (
Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...
) on the filming of some of his children's thrillers, e.g. '' Guldregn'' ("Golden Rain", 1986). Furthermore, he also made some lesser known radio plays. He had a very brief cameo in the second of the ''
Olsen-banden The ''Olsen Gang'' (, ) is a Denmark, Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual o ...
'' series of films, '' Olsen-banden på spanden''. Bodelsen died on 17 October 2021. He was 84 years old.


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Novels

*1959 - ''De lyse nætters tid'' *1964 - ''Villa Sunset'' *1965 - " drivhuset" *1968 - ''Hændeligt uheld''; English translation: ''Hit and Run, Run, Run'' (1970);
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière The (or the Police Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary award, literary prize founded in 1948 by author and literary critic Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe. It is the most prestigious award for crime fiction, crime and detective fiction in Franc ...
*1968 - ''Tænk på et tal''; English translation: ''Think of a Number'' (1969) *1969 - ''Frysepunktet''; English translation: ''Freezing Down'' (1971) *1970 - ''Ferie'' *1971 - ''Straus''; English translation: ''Straus'' (1974) *1971 - ''Hjælp'' *1972 - ''Pigerne på broen'' *1973 - ''Bevisets stilling''; English translation: ''Consider the Verdict'' (1976) *1974 - ''Alt hvad du ønsker dig'' *1975 - ''Blæsten i Alleen'' *1975 - ''Operation Cobra''; English translation: ''Operation Cobra'' (1979) *1976 - ''Pengene og livet'' *1977 - ''De gode tider'' *1978 - ''År for år'' *1980 - ''Borte, borte'' *1982 - ''Over regnbuen'' *1984 - ''Domino'' *1985 - ''Revision'' *1986 - ''Guldregn'' *1988 - ''Mørklægning'';
Martin Beck Award The Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation is an award given by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (''Svenska Deckarakademin'') for the best crime novel in translation . It is one of the most prestigious international crime-writing awards. It was ...
*1989 - ''Byen uden ildebrande'' *1991 - ''Rød september'' *1993 - ''Farligt bryg'' *1997 - ''Den åbne dør'' *2009 - ''Varm luft''


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About the author: Litteraturnet
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodelsen, Anders 1937 births 2021 deaths Danish male screenwriters Danish crime fiction writers Writers from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish male writers 21st-century Danish male writers