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Jo Nesbø

Norwegian writer and musician

Norway · b. 1960

Born in Oslo, Jo Nesbø, 66, played for Norway’s premier league football team Molde before injury ended his career. After military service, he gained an economics degree, then worked in finance. He also formed the band Di Derre, which topped the Norwegian charts. In 1997, he released The Bat, the first of his bestselling Harry Hole novels. His work has been published in 51 languages and he has sold more than 60m books. In 2017, his novel The Snowman was made into a film starring Michael Fassbender. A new series, Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, premieres on Netflix on 26 March. He has a daughter and lives in Oslo.

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Question What would you like to be remembered for? Death & what remains read 205 other answers →

As a nice guy, but I’m not sure that is going to happen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self read 190 other answers →

I wanted to play for Tottenham.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Question What has been your biggest disappointment? Failure & regret read 210 other answers →

Tottenham this season.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains read 200 other answers →

Rock climbing in Oslo. During abseiling, I hadn’t tied a knot at the end of the rope and almost slid out. I saw the end of the rope at the last second, so I stopped abseiling.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work read 219 other answers →

I worked on a trawler and I was seasick the whole time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight read 575 other answers →

When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Question What is the most important lesson life has taught you? Time & hindsight read 124 other answers →

The world doesn’t consist of bad and good people; it consists of people seeing things in a different way.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

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