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Brian M. Talgo

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Born

in Meridian , Mississippi, The United States

Website

https://www.nordicnoirpress.com/

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Brian M. Talgo

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Humor, Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Thomas Pynchon, Richard Brautigan, T.C. Boyle, Paul Bowles, Ken Kesey, ...more

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An ex-pat New Yorker now living in Oslo, Brian M. Talgo has a long history of creative endeavors, including writing, painting, music, and photography. A first novel, The Beauregarde Affair, was published in 2011; his writing has since appeared in various anthologies published in Norway and abroad.

A founding member and lyricist of the Norwegian prog-rock collective Gentle Knife, he now continues to work in a solo capacity composing electronic and ambient music.

Brian relocated from the US to Norway in 1981 and currently lives on the outskirts of Oslo together with his wife, daughter, and an ever-changing lineup of cats. Retired from his day job, he can finally focus 100% on writing.

Brian is currently co-authoring The Lost Viking Saga trilogy ...more

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	The Salt of Ancient Tears by Brian M. Talgo (Goodreads Author), Brynjulf Haugan 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Felinity by Sammy H.K. Smith (Goodreads Author) (Collected By), Brian M. Talgo (Goodreads Author), Sophie E. Tallis (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beauregarde Affair 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	North of the Sun, South of the Moon: New Voices from Norway by Audrey Camp (Editor), Evelinn Enoksen, Zoe Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Raven by Brian M. Talgo (Goodreads Author), Brynjulf Haugan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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