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Norway - Harry Hole

Foreign Bodies Series 1
Episode 14 of 15

Mark Lawson enters the world of Harry Hole, meeting his creator Jo Nesbo. How does he reflect changes in Scandinavian society?

Jo Nesb酶's novels, featuring detective Harry Hole top best seller lists across the world - the latest example of the boom in Scandinavian crime fiction.

Mark Lawson talks to Nesb酶, Liza Marklund and Gunnar Staalesen about the impact of Norwegian oil on the economy, the divisions caused by the Second World War and the effect of random acts of violence in Sweden and Norway with the assassination of politicians and the killing spree on Ut酶ya island.

Producer Robyn Read.

15 minutes

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Fri 17 May 2019 02:15
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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  • Thu 8 Nov 2012 13:45
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  • Wed 14 Aug 2013 14:15
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  • Thu 20 Oct 2016 14:15
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  • Fri 21 Oct 2016 02:15
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  • Thu 16 May 2019 14:15
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