 First edition (Norwegian) | |
| Author | Jo Nesbø |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rødstrupe |
| Translator | Don Bartlett |
| Language | Norwegian, English |
| Series | Harry Hole (#3) |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Aschehoug |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication place | Norway (some scenes in Austria, South Africa, and Sweden) |
Published in English | September 2006 |
| Media type | Print (hard and paperback) |
| Pages | 450 (Eng. hardback trans.) |
| ISBN | 1-84343-217-X (Eng. trans.) |
| OCLC | 67375284 |
| Preceded by | Cockroaches |
| Followed by | Nemesis |
The Redbreast (Norwegian: Rødstrupe, 2000) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series (although the first in the series to be available in English).
A large part of the book is laid at the time of the Second World War – specifically, the Siege of Leningrad, wartime Vienna and the Bombing of Hamburg – making The Redbreast a war novel as well as a crime novel. The book touches deeply on the still highly sensitive issue of Norwegian Collaboration with the Nazis and specifically the voluntary recruitment of Norwegians to the Waffen SS.
The novel was voted Best Norwegian Crime Novel ever.[1][2] Upon translation into English, by Don Bartlett, the novel was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger.
- ^ Patrick Anderson (December 27, 2007). "Best Norwegian crime novel ever?". The Washington Post. The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ John Mullan (April 25, 2014). "John Mullan on The Redbreast – Guardian book club". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.