Yarncast: Gunnar Staalesen – Noir in Ultima Thule - a podcast by Urbanomic Media Ltd.

In this episode of Urbanomic’s Yarncast series, Norwegian crime writer Gunnar Staalesen, creator of the private detective Varg Veum (www.vargveum.no) discusses his career, how plots are constructed, and the influence of Norway, and especially his hometown of Bergen, on his brand of ‘nordic noir.’ With readings by Staalesen from the English-language translations of his Varg Veum novels.
Yarncast is a series of podcasts produced by Urbanomic as a part of the research residency project The Ultimate Yarnwork at Bergen Kunsthall in January–February 2015 (http://www.urbanomic.com/event-uf34-details.php), and featuring in depth interviews with writers and thinkers from a variety of disciplines, centered around the concepts of plot and plotting.

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