Bjørn Westlie is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer.

He has been a journalist for the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv

Dagens Næringsliv

Dagens Næringsliv, commonly known as DN, is a Norwegian tabloid specializing in business reporting with a claimed daily circulation of 82,775 copies in 2008, making it the 8th largest newspaper in Norway. The editor in chief is Amund Djuve. Its name is Norwegian for "Today's Business".Originally...

. In his books he has often focused on the Second World War. Maktens ansikt from 1991 is a portrait of Milorg

Milorg

Milorg was the main Norwegian resistance movement in World War II....

 leader and later politician Jens Chr. Hauge. In 2002 he published Oppgjør: I skyggen av Holocaust. His World War II documentary Fars krig from 2008 earned him the Brage Prize

Brage Prize

The Brage Prize is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation...

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