Alf Reidar Jacobsen

Alf Reidar Jacobsen
Alf Reidar Jacobsen
Born	21 February 1950; Hammerfest, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Other names	Alf R. Jacobsen
Occupation	Journalist; Non-fiction writer; Novelist; Biographer
Awards	Riverton Prize (1988); SKUP Award (1991)

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. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers Finnmark Dagblad, Klassekampen, Verdens Gang, for the magazine Økonomisk Rapport, and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1988 for the novel Kharg.[1] His book Iskyss from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the SKUP Award,[2] and was basis for a film in 2008.[1] He published a biography of the whaler Svend Foyn in 2008.[1]

His book Kongens nei was basis for the 2016 film The King's Choice.

References

"Alf Reidar Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
Syvertsen, Trine. "Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

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[snl-1] "Alf Reidar Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 October 2010.

[2] Syvertsen, Trine. "Stiftelsen for en Kritisk og Undersøkende Presse". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2017.