Can you guess who wrote a story just by looking at the text? That is what Forfatterjakten is about, and last Sunday news published the story “Munn til munn” signed by the anonymous author “Ridderen”. More than 1,000 responses have been received, and many believe they have managed to guess who is behind the story of Agnes Hall who gets involved in a lie. First of all – you who guessed Atle Antonsen should know that you were not that far away. More on that later. Here are ten other good suggestions that were unfortunately also wrong: See which 10 authors were not “The Knight” in the Author Hunt: “She is good at moral issues and at lies that have a consequence”, writes a submitter who thinks it is Anne B Ragde who is the author. “I think Agnes Hall is inspired by Anne Holt: AH with two syllables in the first name and one in the last name. It’s quite striking? ‘, Writes another. This with the name also points to Wonderboy author Henrik H. Langeland, there are several who think: “The surname, Hall, is possibly a reference to Christian van der Hall?” Could it be Erlend Loe? asks another: “The illustrations are reminiscent of earlier books. The characters have a comic undertone, and the main character has become entangled in a tragicomic situation. “, Several believe this smells of Jo Nesbø:” Shame, secrets, jealousy. Descriptions such as “She twisted a stick around her nostrils until her brain hung like cotton candy on the soft tip. “” It was not Hans Olav Lahlum either, although the submitter of this answer thinks he has the arguments on his side: “He writes a lot about death, has an easy-to-read language as in the short story, and has a penchant for solid surnames, such as Hall »The hint with the slippery slope points towards Helene Uri, this submitter claims:« Contemporary author who describes interpersonal relationships and situations. Likes to show a dark comic side to situations. The hint of the ice cream reminds me of Uri’s novel Hålke »This must be Nina Lykke, says another:« Straight to the point with unpleasant, medical details. As well as relationships. Reminiscent of Full Spread. ». It was not Unni Lindell either, although several tipped it: «Fresh writing style. Direct, good language. A textual drive that makes me have to read on ». Many also tipped Vigdis Hjort. She was right enough in last year’s edition, and it would have been a fun dispute if she was in this year as well. But Hjort was not the right name either, even though it was well argued: “I think I recognize her dark humor and portrayal of imperfect women. As well as the more direct humor in the descriptions of ordinary lives, as in the section on the room for strength that ends with: “No one could say that they were not happy.” Author on the ice cream It was, as so many had guessed, Lars Saabye Christensen who was “The Knight”. Lars Saabye Christensen was one many guesses took part in last year’s Author Hunt. Photo: Siss Vik / news Besides the hint that he is a (French) knight, this submitter summed it up nicely: This with the ice cream made it maybe a little easy, so to you who guessed Atle Antonsen: Yes, this is about the legendary interview from 2004 as you can see here: Atle Antonsen interviews author Lars Saabye Christensen The collective memory should not be overlooked, and in the next round we may make it a little more difficult. – So, Lars Saabye Christensen, did we at news make it too easy with the smooth ice hint? – It depends on how people think, but it is 18 years ago. So I do not know how famous it is. However, it was not just the slippery slope that people grasped. Many thought they recognized Christensen’s style. – I hope I have my own signature and identity, but here I tried to leave it and use fewer metaphors. Be more straightforward. So I think I changed the style a bit. I used a bit of the outer edges of my repertoire. – Last year, many people guessed that you were Gaupa, who turned out to be Jan Kjærstad. – I remember it. It was furiously nice. It was perhaps one of the choices I made, that I was not specific about where the action took place. If I had started with my Oslo repertoire, it might have been too easy. Interestingly enough, there were several who thought “The Knight” had to be Kjærstad because they think this is reminiscent of his way of writing. New secret author on the way – What was it like to be a part of it? – It was fun to be part of a literary play that also has a touch of seriousness in it, and which sharpens both the reader and the author. That puts one a little on edge. – Have you managed to keep it a secret that you were the “Knight”? – I’ve done just fine. I like secrets. Everyone must have a secret, it’s healthy. It’s about self-discipline. – Did you have a plan for what to answer if people asked? – No, not really. I would have pretended nothing unless I was subjected to torture or extortion. Fortunately, none of the latter happened, and Christensen will have the opportunity to follow the competition further. – Yes, I have to, absolutely! There were many who guessed correctly, but the one who was drawn as the winner of a Kindle reading board was Julianne Aga. This week it is the story “The incident with the pig”, written by “Elgen” you can enjoy yourself here on news.no. Among those who manage to guess correctly who the secret author is, we draw one winner who gets a reading board.
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