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Sven Elvestad(1884-1934)

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Sven Elvestad was born on 6 September 1884 in Fredrikshald, Norway. He was a writer, known for Miraklet: Tavlor ur det katolska samfundslivet (1913), Mästertjuven (1915) and Die Banditen von Asnières (1920). He died on 18 December 1934 in Skien, Norway.
BornSeptember 6, 1884
DiedDecember 18, 1934(50)
BornSeptember 6, 1884
DiedDecember 18, 1934(50)
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Miraklet: Tavlor ur det katolska samfundslivet (1913)
Miraklet: Tavlor ur det katolska samfundslivet
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1913
Mästertjuven (1915)
Mästertjuven
  • Writer(as Stein Riverton)
  • 1915
Max Landa, Reinhold Schünzel, Hilde Woerner, and Josef Fenneker in Die Banditen von Asnières (1920)
Die Banditen von Asnières
  • Writer
  • 1920
Morderen uten ansikt (1936)
Morderen uten ansikt
4.3
  • Writer
  • 1936

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Writer

  • Morderen uten ansikt (1936)
    Morderen uten ansikt
    4.3
    • novel
    • 1936
  • Die Zwei und die Dame
    • novel
    • 1926
  • Der schwarze Stern
    • novel
    • 1922
  • Max Landa, Reinhold Schünzel, Hilde Woerner, and Josef Fenneker in Die Banditen von Asnières (1920)
    Die Banditen von Asnières
    • novel
    • 1920
  • Kriminalgaaden i Kingosgade
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • The Mysterious Lady (1917)
    The Mysterious Lady
    • novel
    • 1917
  • Politik och brott (1916)
    Politik och brott
    • writer
    • 1916
  • En forbryders liv og levned
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Bladkongen
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Hvem er Gentlemantyven?
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Mästertjuven (1915)
    Mästertjuven
    • Writer (as Stein Riverton)
    • 1915
  • Bröderna
    Short
    • idea
    • 1914
  • Miraklet: Tavlor ur det katolska samfundslivet (1913)
    Miraklet: Tavlor ur det katolska samfundslivet
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1913

Additional Crew

  • En forbryders liv og levned
    • idea
    • 1916
  • Rovedderkoppen
    6.5
    • idea
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Stein Riverton
  • Born
    • September 6, 1884
    • Fredrikshald, Norway
  • Died
    • December 18, 1934
    • Skien, Norway
  • Other works
    Jernvognen.

Did you know

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    An annual Norwegian book prize that is given to the best crime and/or thriller book is called "Riverton prisen" aka. "The Riverton Prize" after his influence in the genre all over the world.

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