Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.
When were you happiest?
Question
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Were? I'm happiest right now!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 July 2010 source ↗
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