Anker Rogstad

Anker Rogstad (8 January 1925 – 5 October 1994) was a Norwegian convicted safecracker who spent eight years in prison for his crimes, and later a celebrated crime writer. He started writing during imprisonment, and made his literary debut in 1956 with the crime novel Etterlyst. He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1974 for the novel Lansen.[1][2]

Anker Rogstad
BornAnker Rogstad
(1925-01-08)8 January 1925
Oslo, Norway
Died5 October 1994(1994-10-05) (aged 69)
Oslo
OccupationCrime writer
LanguageNorwegian
NationalityNorwegian
GenreCrime fiction
Notable worksEtterlyst, Lansen
Notable awardsRiverton Prize, 1974

Select bibliography
  • Etterlyst (1956)
  • Jurister i kasjotten (1969)
  • Lansen (1974)
  • Hevnen (1975)
  • Ærens pris (1986)

References
  1. Gylseth, Christopher Hals. "Anker Rogstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Anker Rogstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
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