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jussi adler-olsen is one of the most popular Danish writers in history. After studying a variety of subjects and working a multitude of jobs, this Danish sensation has created a body of work that spans three decades. The humorous approach to crime drama that he has driven from him has placed his books on the best-seller lists in several countries and has made him a well-known author all over the world.
early life
carl valdemar jussi henry adler-olsen was born on august 2, 1950 in copenhagen, denmark. Jussi Adler-Olsen was the only child of four children. his father was a successful psychiatrist and sexologist. The author grew up in various mental institutions throughout Denmark. he credits his father’s profession as a source of knowledge and inspiration for his books dealing with extreme mental illness and international conspiracies. Before becoming an international best-selling author, Jussi Adler-Olsen studied a variety of subjects and held many different jobs. he played lead guitar in some pop groups in denmark, and after graduating from rodovre state school, the author studied sociology, medicine, cinema and politics. In the late 1970s, Jussi Adler-Olsen worked as a cartoon editor, proofreader, and magazine editor before embarking on a career in fiction.
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career
In 1980, Jussi Adler-Olsen created Denmark’s first cartoon encyclopedia called Komiklex. He finished the project in 1985. The author then worked as a freelance editor, owner, and editor-in-chief (1983-1989). he published a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. In 1989, he published Fred Pa Tryk, a Danish bibliography of security and harmony literature.
started his career as a novelist with 2 books on groucho marx in 1984. later jussi adler-olsen wrote the international thrillers: alphabethuset (the house of the alphabet, 1997) is a story about two british pilots shot down in the middle of germany In the Second World War. her next book was oghuntakkedeguderne (the company basher, 2002), which features a dutch stuntman trying to bring down an oil company. her next novel was washington-dekretet (the washington decree, 2006). this novel is about the assassination of the wife of an American president). Her most notable work of hers followed as a three-part book series called Department Q Thrillers. the first two books in the jussi adler-olsen series: kvinden i buret (the-woman-in-the-cage, uk title: mercy, us title: the keeper of lost causes) and fasandraeberne (The Pheasant-Killers, UK Title: Shame, US Title: The Absent), made it a hit in Denmark and around the world. the department that thrillers topped the Danish best-seller lists and are still some of the best-selling books in the country.
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The entire His Apartment Q series is set in Denmark, a fact residents love, earning them a permanent spot on Denmark’s best-seller list. The author’s works have been on the New York Times Paperback List and on the Best Seller List in other countries including: Iceland, Norway, and Austria.
Currently, Adler-Olsen’s novels have been translated and sold in more than 35 languages and in more than 10 countries, including: the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, China, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, and Spain. . In 2012, Jussi Adler Olsen became Germany’s most popular author. in germany he has 5 titles in the amazon top 10 list of crime novels sold in 2012.
department serial q
the department q series is the most popular series by danish author jussi adler-olsen. The Department’s Q series follows Copenhagen’s top homicide detective, Carl Morck, who has been assigned to work cold cases for the department. the complete q department series is made up of 5 books: kvinden i buret (the-woman-in-the-cage, uk title: mercy, us title: the keeper of lost causes), fasandraeberne (the pheasant killers, UK title: Shame, US title: the-absent), matrazepost fra p (Message in a Bottle, UK title: Redemption, US title: A Conspiracy of Faith), Diario 64, and Marco Effekten (US title: The-Marco-Effect).
kyinden i buret (the guardian of lost causes)
plot. This first in the popular Department Q series introduces the reader to homicide detective Carl Morck, Copenhagen’s top detective. After a violent shootout kills his colleagues, Morck is haunted by his deaths and blames himself. Mork is then promoted to head the Q Archives Department, a department filled with cold cases. Facing ridicule for the task, Mork focuses on the case of a missing politician who is presumed dead.
fasandraeberne (the-absent)
plot. In this gripping thriller, homicide detective Carl Morck has settled into Department Q and is on the hunt for another case to solve. is based on the horrific double murder of a brother and sister that occurred 20 years earlier. Despite the fact that a suspect has confessed and is serving time for the murder, Morck is not convinced the case has been solved. A homeless witness, Kimmie, could provide some damning evidence against some powerful people connected to the murder. morck runs to locate her before they do.
adaptations of the series of books by jussi adler-olsen
In 2011, Danish production company Zentropa and Nordisk Film, together with German production company ZDF, began talks to adapt several screenplays based on Adler-Olsen’s books. they looked at several books, but fell for the danish adler-olsen series, department q. the producers believed that bringing this series to life would be the best option due to the international success of the series.
After the release of the second book, “the pheasant killers” (2008), zentropa acquired the film rights to all the books in the series. zentropa has agreed to cooperate with german network movie and danish nordisk film to bring the popular series to the big screen.
in a 2011 interview, peter aalbæk jensen, zentropa, comments: “i never read books except on rainy days in denmark. One day I decided to read the first two books of the department’s q series. I got halfway through the books and knew instantly that I absolutely had to own the rights to this amazing series. these books are a combination of sophisticated crime, humor and drama.”
lone korslund, nordisk film stated: ”this cooperation fits perfectly with our passion to get involved in big nordic projects that have the potential to prosper inside and outside the nordic countries. Jussi Adler-Olsen’s books are the best and most exciting books I have read since Stieg Larsson’s trilogy. he has a flair for great story and plot building, and his ability to build tension is incredible. we can’t wait to start with zentopa and network movie on film. With our combined power, I’m convinced we can make some high-quality movies.”
The first film, The Guardian of Lost Causes, was released in March 2013.
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