Gunnar Staalesen (born 19 October 1947 in Bergen) is a Norwegian writer. Staalesen has a Cand philol. degree from Universitetet i Bergen and he has worked at Den Nationale Scene, the main theatre in Bergen.Staalesen's is best known for his crime novels involving private detective Varg Veum.Staalesen has written over 20 crime novels and several other novels. His first novel "Uskyldigtider" (Innocent Times) was published in 1969, back then he was at the age of 22. But Staalesen is best known for his work on the crime series about the Bergen private investigator, Varg Veum. The Varg Veum books have been translated into 12 languages. The following, all Varg Veum novels, have been translated into English: Wikipedia
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