Anker Rogstad

Anker Rogstad
Born	Anker Rogstad 8 January 1925 Oslo, Norway
Died	5 October 1994 (aged 69) Oslo
Occupation	Crime writer
Language	Norwegian
Nationality	Norwegian
Genre	Crime fiction
Notable works	Etterlyst, Lansen
Notable awards	Riverton Prize, 1974

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]

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. 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.