Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
Exultation, fear, quiet comfort and even hate.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗
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Failure & regret
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Identity & self
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The best thing in the world.
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Charles Dance
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Comforting, uplifting, all consuming.
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Peaceful and joyful.
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Like having a foundation.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2017 source ↗
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“I could never love you like that.”
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My financial incompetence.
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With an international holiday.
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My paso doble on Strictly Come Dancing would be hard to beat.
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A great composer. I wrote to Benjamin Britten to tell him this and that he was my third favourite composer. For some reason he didn’t feel moved to reply.
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