Kjærstad, Jan 1953-

The seducer by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
42 editions published between 1993 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 404 libraries worldwide
Interludes of memory and fancy are mixed with a murder investigation in this panoramic vision of contemporary Norway. Jonas Wergeland, a successful TV producer and well-recognized ladies man, returns home to find his wife murdered and his life suddenly splayed open for all to see. As Jonas becomes a detective into his wife's death, the reader also begins to investigate Jonas himself, and the road his life has taken to reach this point, asking "How do the pieces of a life fit together? Do they fit together at all? The life Jonas has built begins to peel away like the layers of an onion, slowly growing smaller. His quest for the killer becomes a quest into himself, his past, and everything that has made him the man he seems to be. Translated into English for the first time, this bestselling Norwegian novel transports and transfixes readers who come along for the ride.

The conqueror : a novel by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
28 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 361 libraries worldwide

The discoverer : a novel by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
21 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 259 libraries worldwide
"The final novel in a trilogy of books about the Norwegian television celebrity Jonas Wergeland, The Discoverer finds Jonas released from prison, having completed his sentence for the death of his wife. He has taken a job as a secretary aboard the Voyager, a ship which is exploring the far reaches of the Sognefjord, the longest fjord in the world. On the ship, Jonas works for a team of young people, including his daughter, Kristin, who are engaged in a multimedia project that is seeking to chart every aspect of the fjord in a new medium that merges text, image, film, and design."--Publisher.

Rand : roman by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
22 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 59 libraries worldwide
Een moordenaar, politie, journalisten en publiek raken allen verwikkeld in een speurtocht naar een diepere samenhang in de wereld.

The Norwegian feeling for real ( Book )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 56 libraries worldwide

Homo Falsus, eller, Det perfekte mord : roman by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
14 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in Norwegian and Finnish and held by 43 libraries worldwide

Det store eventyret by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
13 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 40 libraries worldwide
I et Norge som er totalt forandret, bliver redaktøren af et billedleksikon totalt forgabt i en mystisk kvinde, som han ser i et glimt på TV. Han forlader sin komfortable tilværelse for at erobre hende, men kan kærlighed besejre alt?.

Tegn til kjærlighet : roman by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
15 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 38 libraries worldwide

Kongen av Europa : roman by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
9 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 37 libraries worldwide

Menneskets matrise : litteratur i 80-årene by Jan Kjærstad ( Book )
5 editions published in 1989 in Norwegian and Undetermined and held by 34 libraries worldwide