{"product_id":"pursued-by-death-paperback","title":"Pursued by Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGunnar Staalesen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bergen PI Varg Veum becomes involved in the disappearance of a young activist, he comes up against one village's particular brand of justice ... The international bestselling, critically acclaimed Varg Veum series returns...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Gunnar Staalesen was born in Bergen, Norway in 1947. He made his debut at the age of twenty-two with \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e and in 1977 he published the first book in the Varg Veum series. He is the author of over twenty-three titles, which have been published in twenty-six countries and sold over five million copies. Twelve film adaptations of his Varg Veum crime novels have appeared since 2007, starring the popular Norwegian actor Trond Epsen Seim, and a further series is currently being filmed. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon Bartlett completed an MA in Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia in 2000 and has since worked with a wide variety of Danish and Norwegian authors, including Jo Nesb? and Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum series: \u003ci\u003eWe Shall Inherit the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolves in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and the Petrona award-winning \u003ci\u003eWhere Roses Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e. He also translated \u003ci\u003eFaithless\u003c\/i\u003e, the previous book in Kjell Ola Dahl's Oslo Detective series for Orenda Books. He lives with his family in a village in Norfolk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727275266111,"sku":"9781916788244","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ffa40ef8d5a0606914ed62b5e9758e1.webp?v=1765114193","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pursued-by-death-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}