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En Kule
Mads Hammer, 28 år, blir ansatt i det mellomstore aksjemeglerselskapet Finanapartner i Oslo etter å ha mistet jobben i Stockholm Securities. Mads er iinnstilt på å lykkes i den nye jobben, men finner raskt ut at noe er muffens i Finanspartner. Forgjengerne har blitt borte på mystisk vis. Mads trekkes inn en aksjesvindel med et entreprenørselskap i en "pump and dump"- operasjon hvor alle midler er tillatt. Drømmen om suksess og store bonuser utvikler seg til et mareritt av forfølgelser og drap.
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First published January 1, 2001
About the author
Tom Kristensen
67 books56 followersFor the Norwegian author by the same name, please see: Tom Kristensen
Tom Aage Kristensen was born in London in United Kingdom in 1893 to Danish parents. In his early childhood the family moved back to Denmark, more specifically Copenhagen, where Kristensen grew up.
Kristensen was a Danish poet, writer, and critic. He was a key figure in Danish literature in the interwar period (as well as later), and is considered one of the few Danish expressionist writers.
A path towards literature was being shaped early on, as he was named after the fictional character Uncle Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which was his mother's favorite book.
In 1919 Kristensen graduated with a major in Danish. After graduating he taught English for two years whilst writing his first works. In 1920 he debuted as a poet, when Fribytterdrømme (in English: "Freebooter Dreams") was published. The year after he made his debut as a novelist with Livets Arabesk (in English: "The Arabesque of Life"). Both works are characterized as expressionistic writings with strong influences from Nietzsche's thoughts on chaos and lack of accept of the passed-on systems of belief.
During the 1920's Kristensen travelled a lot within and outside of Europe. Travels to i.e. China, Japan and Spain resulted in published fictional depictions of his destinations.
Despite his many travels and writings thereof, his probably best known novel takes place in his own Copenhagen as well as in some of his own personal struggles:
In 1930 Hærværk (published in English in 1968 as Havoc) was published. The novel, considered by many to be Kristensen's greatest work, revolts around the life of alcoholized literary critic Ole Jastrau, whose life bears great resemblance to Tom Kristensen's own life at the time. The story depicts a self-destructive nihilistic soul determined to drink himself to death in a modern western capital. Kristensen's fascination with chaos and disaster once again shines through in his masterpiece.
A few years after the death of his third wife in 1943, he withdrew from the Danish capital, and moved to the small island Thurø in 1946 where he lived until his death in 1974.
Tom Aage Kristensen was born in London in United Kingdom in 1893 to Danish parents. In his early childhood the family moved back to Denmark, more specifically Copenhagen, where Kristensen grew up.
Kristensen was a Danish poet, writer, and critic. He was a key figure in Danish literature in the interwar period (as well as later), and is considered one of the few Danish expressionist writers.
A path towards literature was being shaped early on, as he was named after the fictional character Uncle Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which was his mother's favorite book.
In 1919 Kristensen graduated with a major in Danish. After graduating he taught English for two years whilst writing his first works. In 1920 he debuted as a poet, when Fribytterdrømme (in English: "Freebooter Dreams") was published. The year after he made his debut as a novelist with Livets Arabesk (in English: "The Arabesque of Life"). Both works are characterized as expressionistic writings with strong influences from Nietzsche's thoughts on chaos and lack of accept of the passed-on systems of belief.
During the 1920's Kristensen travelled a lot within and outside of Europe. Travels to i.e. China, Japan and Spain resulted in published fictional depictions of his destinations.
Despite his many travels and writings thereof, his probably best known novel takes place in his own Copenhagen as well as in some of his own personal struggles:
In 1930 Hærværk (published in English in 1968 as Havoc) was published. The novel, considered by many to be Kristensen's greatest work, revolts around the life of alcoholized literary critic Ole Jastrau, whose life bears great resemblance to Tom Kristensen's own life at the time. The story depicts a self-destructive nihilistic soul determined to drink himself to death in a modern western capital. Kristensen's fascination with chaos and disaster once again shines through in his masterpiece.
A few years after the death of his third wife in 1943, he withdrew from the Danish capital, and moved to the small island Thurø in 1946 where he lived until his death in 1974.
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October 4, 2025
En Kule is nice crime set in Oslo's financial world around year2005. Although the authoer loses the plot here and there, it is an easy read. Some 20% of the book could easily have been edited out without any loss. Despite this the plot flows logically from start to finish with and has a satisfactory end. The reader is left with a pleasant 5 hour read.
September 27, 2025
Spennende thriller til nesten siste side. Riktig mengde overdrevent og overkult, og morsomt at det hender i Oslo.
July 29, 2021
En svak 4, var kjedelig til tider. Mye som skjedde i den boken var ikke relevant i forhold til historien i boka.
October 4, 2023
En lettlest og spennende bok. Noen småfeil og tråder jeg gjerne skulle hørt mer om.
July 23, 2024
En skikkelig finansthrilller.
Lettlest bok, med en spennende og interessant handling.
Liker skrivestilen til Kristensen.
Lettlest bok, med en spennende og interessant handling.
Liker skrivestilen til Kristensen.
February 23, 2013
Spennende finanskrim. Mads får jobb i et middels stort meglerfirma, Finanspartner, og begraver seg i jobben for å imponere sine nye sjefer. Han får etterhvert mer ansvar og blir en viktig mann i noe som ser ut til å bli tidenes største deal for firmaet. Men er alt så rosenrødt? Mads gravide kone Line liker ikke at han alltid er på jobb og samlivet skranter. Samtidig begynner det å gå opp for Mads at alt kanskje ikke er som det skal være i Finanspartner, to tidligere medarbeidere fikk ublide skjebner, og begge arbeidet fra "prøvekontoret", et bitte lite kott av et kontor som alltid tildeles nye medarbeidere med prøvetid. Selvsagt det samme kontoret som Mads har fått...
December 7, 2012
Komplett omtale ligger her:
http://ebokhyllami.blogspot.no/2012/1...
http://ebokhyllami.blogspot.no/2012/1...
October 30, 2016
God bok. Lettlest
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