Jørgen Gunnerud (2 June 1948 – 21 May 2025) was a Norwegian crime fiction writer. 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 2007.
Life and career
Gunnerud was born in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
on 2 June 1948.
[
He made his literary debut in 1994, with the novel ''Raymond Isaksens utgang''. Further novels are ''Kvinnen fra Olaf Ryes plass'' from 1996 and ''Gjerningsmann: ukjent'' from 1998.]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 2007, for the novel ''Høstjakt''.[
In the 1960s, Gunnerud joined the political movement associated with AKP (m-l).][
]
References
1948 births
2025 deaths
Writers from Oslo
Norwegian male novelists
Norwegian crime fiction writers
20th-century Norwegian novelists
21st-century Norwegian novelists
20th-century Norwegian male writers
21st-century Norwegian male writers
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