Alf Reidar Jacobsen

Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, novelist, crime fiction writer and biographer.

Jacobsen was born in Hammerfest. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers ''Finnmark Dagblad'', ''Klassekampen'', ''Verdens Gang'', for the magazine ''Økonomisk Rapport'', and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1988 for the novel ''Kharg''. His book ''Iskyss'' from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the SKUP Award, and was the basis for a film in 2008. He published a biography of the whaler Svend Foyn in 2008.

His book ''Kongens nei'' was the basis for the 2016 film ''The King's Choice''. The film won eight Amanda Awards. Provided by Wikipedia

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