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Ingvar Ambjørnsen

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May 20, 1956 in Tønsberg, Norway

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Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: Utsikt til paradiset (1993), Fugledansen (1995), Brødre i blodet (1996), and Elsk meg i morgen (1999).

Brødre i blodet ("Blood brothers") was turned into a successful movie, entitled Elling, which received an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Film category in 2001. The English translation of the novel is called Beyond the Great Indoors.

His debut novel was a semi-autobiography called 23-salen ("The 23rd Row"), in which he criticized Norway's efforts to take care of psychically challenged individuals. In all his novels he has spoken the outsiders' cause, as he did in his break-through novel Hvite Niggere ("White Niggers") in 1986. The novel is a...more Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: Utsikt til paradiset (1993), Fugledansen (1995), Brødre i blodet (1996), and Elsk meg i morgen (1999).

Brødre i blodet ("Blood brothers") was turned into a successful movie, entitled Elling, which received an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Film category in 2001. The English translation of the novel is called Beyond the Great Indoors.

His debut novel was a semi-autobiography called 23-salen ("The 23rd Row"), in which he criticized Norway's efforts to take care of psychically challenged individuals. In all his novels he has spoken the outsiders' cause, as he did in his break-through novel Hvite Niggere ("White Niggers") in 1986. The novel is about a young man who leads a life somewhat on the edges of normal society.

He is also known for the youth's book series "Pelle og Proffen" which circles around two detective teenagers, getting involved in all kinds of mysteries or crimes involving drugs, pollution and neo-Nazism among other things. He started this project after having read some of Franklin W. Dixon's books about The Hardy Boys. The books Døden på Oslo S, Giftige Løgner, and De Blå Ulvene of this series were also turned into successful movies. In 2005 the book Drapene i Barkvik ("The murders in Barkvik") appeared, about the teenager Fillip Moberg attempting to solve an axe murder in a small Norwegian village.

Ambjørnsen has received many prizes for his writing. Among them is the prize for the 80s best book for children and young adults (Pelle and Proffen books), the Tabu prize in 2001, Telenor Culture Award 2002, and the Brage Prize 1995.

His three Samson and Roberto books have become particularly popular in Russia, in part due to the illustrations by Nikolai Vorontsov, which also contribute carefully orchestrated local Russian-related colloquialisms to the stories.

He now lives in Hamburg with his German wife and translator Gabriele Haefs, where he has lived since 1985.(less)

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Average rating: 3.67 · 718 ratings · 41 reviews · 46 distinct works

	Hvite niggere 3.97 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Fugledansen: Roman 3.71 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Elling 3.87 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Elsk meg i morgen: Roman (Elling Series #4) 3.48 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Endstation Hauptbahnhof. Peter und der Prof. ( Ab 12 J.). 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Der letzte Deal 3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Die Blauen Wölfe 3.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	Dukken i taket 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Innocentia Park 2.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Dronningen Sover: Fortelling 2.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:

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Series by Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Samson og Roberto (3 books)
by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Инна Стреблова (translator), Per Dybvig (illustrator)

4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings

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“Odymałem się, przyznaję się bez bicia. Mam jednak dość kontrowersyjne zdanie na temat odymania – jak zresztą na temat wielu innych spraw. Uzasadnionego odymania nie należy pochopnie odgwizdywać. Jest to słodko-kwaśny stan ducha, który prowadzi do bliskiego kontaktu z samym sobą. Mnie osobiście przynajmniej odymanie się nie deprymuje. Uważam nawet, że może być wspaniałe. Tak sobie iść niespiesznie poboczem, kopiąc patyki i kamyki, zezować ku istotom stadnym i z dużej odległości słuchać ich pustej gadaniny.

Praca i odymanie. Na tym upływał czas. Czułem się znakomicie.”
― Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Fugledansen: Roman

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