Glass Key award
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The Glass Key award (Swedish: Glasnyckeln) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries.
The award, named after the novel The Glass Key, by crime writer Dashiell Hammett is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia (Skandinaviska Kriminalsällskapet) to a crime novel written by a Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Author | Original Title | English Title | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Henning Mankell | Mördare utan ansikte | Faceless Killers | Sweden |
| 1993 | Peter Høeg | Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Denmark |
| 1994 | Kim Småge | Sub Rosa | Norway | |
| 1995 | Erik Otto Larsen | Masken i spejlet | Denmark | |
| 1996 | Fredrik Skagen | Nattsug | Night Swoon | Norway |
| 1997 | Karin Fossum | Se dig ikke tilbake! | Don't Look Back | Norway |
| 1998 | Jo Nesbø | Flaggermusmannen | Norway | |
| 1999 | Leif Davidsen | Limes billede | Lime's Photograph | Denmark |
| 2000 | Håkan Nesser | Carambole | Sweden | |
| 2001 | Karin Alvtegen | Saknad | Missing | Sweden |
| 2002 | Arnaldur Indriðason | Mýrin | Tainted Blood | Iceland |
| 2003 | Arnaldur Indriðason | Grafarþögn | Silence of the Grave | Iceland |
| 2004 | Kurt Aust (Kurt Østergaard) | Hjemsøkt | Haunted | Norway |
| 2005 | Stieg Larsson | Män som hatar kvinnor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Sweden |
| 2006 | Anders Roslund & Börje Hellström | Odjuret | Beast | Sweden |
| 2007 | Matti Rönkä | Ystävät kaukana | Far away friends | Finland |
[edit] External links
- (Swedish) Glass Key winners (through 2004)
