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Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo is the most successful Norwegian author of all time. His books are published in twenty-five different languages globally and he is widely recognised as one of Europe's foremost crime writers. He's now taken the world by storm with his first children's book, Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder, the first in a planned series of the adventures of the slightly mad Dr Proctor.
Revealing Questions for Jo Nesbo:
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. In a climbing wall at Ton Sai, Thailand
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. Laziness
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Imagination
Q. Who is your favourite fictional hero?
A. Batman
Q. Who is your favourite fictional villain?
A. Joker
Q. What is your favourite occupation, when you’re not writing?
A. Rock climbing and guitar playing.
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. Bananas.
Q. What are your 5 favourite songs?
A. One. Perfect Skin, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Strawberry Fields by the Beatles, Independence Day by Bruce Springsteen, Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello, There She Goes by the Las.
On Books and Writing:
Q. Who are your favourite authors?
A. Knut Hamsun, Vladimir Nabokov, Jim Thompson, Ernest Hemingway, Henrik Ibsen, Charles Bukowski, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain.
Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
A. No. I never do. I probably should, but there are too many books, and I´m such a slow reader and with a limited life span.
Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
A. Know your story and then tell it, not the other way around.
Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
A. Are you insane?
Featured Books, with extracts by Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Best-selling Doctor Proctor is back for a second hilarious adventure following his amazing success with fart powder. Now he’s trying his hand at time travel. Chuck a bath bomb into the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
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Jo Nesbo
A Richard and Judy Children's Book Club selection 2011 - Fluent Readers Fuelled by farts, this is fast-paced and a delightfully ridiculous adventure from a debut children's writer but a well established and bestselling adult author Jo Nesbo who has...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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