You can go on the official harry hole tour for real in oslo. Harry hole mistet moren sin pa grund av kreft og to av partner hans i felten pa et oppdrag. The redeemer is the fourth in the harry hole series to be translated into english. Are you a fan of harry hole, the detective from jo nesbos bestsellers. Aug 04, 2019 if it werent for this phone call to talk about knife, his 12th harry hole novel, norways most wellknown writer, with 33 million copies sold worldwide, would likely have headed out to his office, a coffee shop where hes written his books for the past 18 years. Two of hole s partners are killed in the line of duty during the series of novels. Aasens monument to an ordered society and began to ring in a place where chaos reigned, a flat in sofies gate.
Citywalks in harry holes footsteps visits the restaurant. Its not opulent, but its certainly imposing, and the view looking from the palace down karl johans gate a main street in oslo which also appears in the harry hole books cannot be beat. In oslo you can visit harry s regular restaurant and many other places from the novels. The book trail the snowman harry hole 7 the book trail. I had to laugh about this locationevery single day of my weekend in oslo, i walked through this square on the way to krimfestivalen, and i didnt put two and two together that this was the square from the harry hole books until the day of my walking tour. Two of holes partners are killed in the line of duty during the series of novels. Schroder can trace its history back to 1925 in oslo, and back to 1956 at st. The book trail the redeemer harry hole 4 the book trail. Apr 11, 2018 jo nesbo is a glass key award winning norwegian author and musician. Born in oppsal, oslo, he is unmarried, with one great passion and several smaller ones behind him. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bat.
Harrys apartment at 5 sofies gate is a real apartment building, and theres even a buzzer labelled harry hole presumably unconnected for literary tourists to press. Harry hole mysteries 3book bundle electronic resource. Snomannen was filmed in january to march 2016 in oslo, also in schroder. Such is the harry hole series success that a micro industry of tours has sprung up to take fans to the detectives apartment in sofies gate, his local eatery restaurant schroder and his. For he avoided mirrors after he left his small, spartan apartment on sofies gate and transformed into inspector hole of the crime squad at the oslo police hq. Proving that a highly regarded colleague is actually corrupt and responsible for the first of these murders becomes at some point hole s main mission in life. Harry lived in sofies gate 5, a few hundred meters from schroder.
Part of the film was shot at the schroder restaurant in oslo, where harry hole is regular guest in jo nesbos books. Harry hole series 8 of 10 audiobooks repack jo nesbo audio book torrent free download, 697. A harry hole novel harry hole series, a book by jo nesbo norwegian crime novel published in published in english in and the fifth book from jo nesbos novels about the oslo detective harry hole the best harry hole novel i have read so far. Film locations from the snowman in oslo routes north. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Most of the background to the harry hole novels revolves around real places in oslo. Exploring oslo in harry holes footsteps crime by the book. If youre on the harry hole diet, try to grab a table at schroder waldemar thranes gate 8, a traditional norwegian restaurant opened circa 1925 that doubles as one of harrys favourite haunts. Sofies is located in the street of the caracter harry hole known from jo nesbo.
Harry holes home address is sofies gate in bislett, oslo. Then he stared into others faces to find their pain, their achilles heels, their nightmares, motives and reasons for selfdeception, listening to their fatiguing lies and trying to find a meaning in what. Perhaps most notably, this book is the backdrop to a. Apparently at one time harry hole was listed on the entry but that wasnt the case when we visited. Mar 16, 2017 i cant imagine a better place to start exploring oslo than with a stop at the royal palace. Today the island is a haven to both tourists and artists and is mentioned at the start of the novel as being a place for meetings of the group where sara attends. The din of traffic and screech of the tram echo off the brickandstone facades lining this narrow road, while the occasional student meanders past on their way to classes in the nearby college.
At the same time, moscow is the setting for a custody battle involving harrys girlfriend and her son. Oslo the jo nesbo way let writer jo nesbos antihero harry hole and his guide friends show you around oslo guides on this literary tour lead visitors to places like restaurant schroder and underwater pub both highlights here on, favourite haunts of harrys in the books. The establishment is not on the list of the harry holes oslo tour. In one of the books harry actually lives in sofies gate 8, a blue building on the other side of the street. Character profile for harry hole from the snowman harry hole. Character profile for harry hole from the snowman harry. If it werent for this phone call to talk about knife, his 12th harry hole novel, norways most wellknown writer, with 33 million copies sold worldwide, would likely have headed out to his office, a coffee shop where hes written his books for the past 18 years. The book trail nemesis harry hole 4 the book trail. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. Harry holes oslo the city of jo nesbos famous detective.
Schroder is also known as the favourite pub of detective harry hole in jo nesbos popular crime novels. Luckily, the city is very nice and a hub of nice cultural activity in real life but you do get a unique view of it discovering it via the characters in the book. Relaxed atmosphere with a good mix of regulars, local people and visitors. Harry hole series 8 of 10 audiobooks repack jo nesbo. There is a famous citadel in stavern which was significant during the great nordic war in the 1700s. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow and midnight sun. But its the news about the art of war and war history that provides most of the thrills for us. Visitors to oslo can follow in footsteps of detective hole. Harry hole ten minutes later harry was standing in the backyard on sofies gate, looking dubiously at the car, which was parked in eternal shadow between the snowboards covering the basement windows. Harry s apartment at 5 sofies gate is a real apartment building, and theres even a buzzer labelled harry hole presumably unconnected for literary tourists to press. For he avoided mirrors after he left his small, spartan flat in sofies gate to become inspector hole of the crime squad at oslo police hq. Harry hole bolig ligger i sofies gate pa bislett i oslo, mens han hadde problemer med alkoholen var han stamgjest pa restaurant schroder. Harry holes home is at number 5, sofies gate its a quiet backstreet just a stones throw from the busy boulevard of pilestredet.
Jo nesbo was born on march 29, 1960 in oslo, norway. See more ideas about books, novels and books to read. See more ideas about books, novels and crime fiction. Partly cloudy, temperature 7, 0 mm, light breeze, 3 ms from northeast. A harry hole novel 1 harry hole series kindle edition by jo nesbo, don bartlett. They probably had a vacant apartment and thought to have a little fun with the hole fans. Hos adlibris hittar du miljontals bocker och produkter inom jo nesbo harry hole vi har ett brett sortiment av bocker, garn, leksaker, pyssel, sallskapsspel, dekoration och mycket mer for en inspirerande vardag. Harry hole mysteries 3book bundle ebook online read. The movie based on the novel the snowman norwegian. Harrys apartment at 5 sofies gate is a real apartment building, and theres even a buzzer labelled harry hole presumably unconnected for literary tourists to. Harry hole mysteries 3book bundle read online free books. No children, but on occasion a kind of father to oleg, rakels son. The trip visits several of the exciting places from the books of harry hole, such as tinghuset, the waterhole underwater pub, restaurant schroder, slottsparken, egertorget and his home in sofies gate. In oslo you can visit harrys regular restaurant and many other places from the novels.
A norwegian author, jo is most well known for his harry hole novels. Apr 27, 2019 the tour will take you to many places that nesbos detective frequents. The electrical impulse started on its journey from telje, torp amp. Jo still currently lives in oslo, close to his daughter and former wife. This cache is located close to harrys apartment in sofies gate 5, in the district of oslo between st. Proving that a highly regarded colleague is actually corrupt and responsible for the first of these murders becomes at some point holes main mission in life. Nesbos books are recommended on oprahs website for readers who enjoyed stieg larssons dragon tattoo books. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Hanshaugen and bislett where harry hole feels at home.
I was blown away by the sheer grandeur of this building. Sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, jules maigret, and nero wolfe, but in the word of jo nesbo himself. This is only the start of a crime spree across oslo. As of the events in phantom, he no longer lives here, as he has been in hong kong for three years.
The tour will take you to many places that nesbos detective frequents. As of march 2014 more than 3 million copies of his novels have been sold in norway, and his work has been translated into over 40 languages, selling 23 million copies. The first harry hole novel doesnt have the quite the grittiness of the later ones. Also, according to the book, harrys home is at sofies gate 5, a few minutes walk from schroder.
He finished college with a degree in business administration and economics at the norwegianschool of economics. Near his place of residence is his favourite watering hole, restaurant schroder schroders, for short in st. I cant imagine a better place to start exploring oslo than with a stop at the royal palace. The first book about harry hole came out in 1997, and the first movie, the snowman, filmed in oslo last year with michael fassbender as harry. It is not far from schroders and the underwater pub. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo. The redbreast harry hole kindle edition, 99 boycott, the forsaken a thriller first book in english of detective harry hole series from norwegian jo nesbo. This square appears in many of nesbos books and is completely stunning. Jul 31, 2015 if youre on the harry hole diet, try to grab a table at schroder waldemar thranes gate 8, a traditional norwegian restaurant opened circa 1925 that doubles as one of harrys favourite haunts. Feb 07, 2014 cockroaches, by jo nesbo, is the second of 10 detective harry hole novels, though the last to be translated into english from norwegian. A mixture of religion, urban misery, modern european history and grisly horror story, the redeemer takes the crime writing of jo nesb. Sep 29, 2017 harry holes home is at number 5, sofies gate its a quiet backstreet just a stones throw from the busy boulevard of pilestredet. Whether the wrinkles would be ironed out and peace would fall over the hunted expression he woke with after nights of being ridden by nightmares.
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