What is Fredrik Skagen?
[[File:Skagen Fredrik.IMG 3248.JPG|thumb|right|Fredrik Skagen in 2010.]] '''Fredrik Skagen''' (30 December 1936 &ndash; 20 June 2017) was a Norwegian writer. He was born in [[Trondheim]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|date=2007|title=Fredrik Skagen|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Fredrik_Skagen|language=no|access-date=17 April 2010}}</ref> Skagen was best known for his crime fiction, but is also the author of some children's books and several radio plays. His first book was published in 1968. His works have been translated into German, [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and French. Skagen has received several awards, including the [[Norwegian Booksellers' Prize]] in 1985 and the [[Glass Key Award]] in 1996 for best Nordic crime novel. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Skagen, Fredrik}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian writers]] [[Category:Crime writers]] {{bio-stub}}