Idar Lind
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Idar Lind is a Norwegian novelist, crime writer and playwright. He was born on the island of Otterøya
(now part of Namsos
) in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. He made his literary debut in 1983 with Stengte dører. He was awarded the Riverton Prize
in 1989 for the crime novel 13 takters blues.
Otterøya
Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the largest island in the county. Otterøya sits northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once part of...
(now part of Namsos
Namsos
is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Other villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, and Spillum....
) in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. He made his literary debut in 1983 with Stengte dører. He was awarded the Riverton Prize
Riverton Prize
The Riverton Prize is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story .- Winners :...
in 1989 for the crime novel 13 takters blues.