Aust, Kurt

Danish-born Kurt Aust has lived in Norway since 1982. He made his debut in 1999 with the widely acclaimed historical crime novel DAY OF WRATH which has so far been sold to five countries. His second book, THE THIRD TRUTH, likewise attracted considerable attention, both in Norway and abroad. His third crime novel, AFFLICTED. NEXT TO GOD, has been awarded the Norwegian Riverton Prize as well as the Glass Key - the prize for best Scandinavian crime novel.

Selected bibliography & translations

Year Norwegian title English Title Rights sold to Foreign publisher
2009 Hevnens alkymi The Alchemy of Revenge
Danish Klim
German Rowohlt
2008 Kaos og øyeblikkets renhet Chaos and the Purity of the Moment
Danish Klim
2006 De usynlige brødre The Invisible Brothers
Danish Klim
Dutch A.W. Bruna
French City Editions
German Rowohlt
Korean Randomhouse Korea
Russian Arabesque
Spanish Destino
2006 Kasper og Måns: Den store kaosdagen Casper and Mike: The Big Day of Chaos
2004 Kongefrykt. Nest etter Gud A King's Fear. Next to God
2003 Hjemsøkt. Nest etter Gud Afflicted. Next to God
Danish Hovedland
2001 Den tredje sannhet The Third Truth
Danish Hovedland
Dutch Signature
German KIWI
1999 Vredens dag Day of Wrath
Czech
Danish Hovedland
Dutch Fontein
German Kiepenheuer
Greek

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