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Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 21 February 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, novelist, crime fiction writer and biographer.

Alf Reidar Jacobsen
Born	(1950-02-21) 21 February 1950 (age 72) Hammerfest, Norway
Other names	Alf R. Jacobsen
Occupation	Journalist Non-fiction writer Novelist Biographer
Awards	Riverton Prize (1988) SKUP Award (1991)

Jacobsen was born in Hammerfest. He has worked as a journalist for the newspapers Finnmark Dagblad, Klassekampen, Verdens Gang, for the magazine Økonomisk Rapport, and for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1988 for the novel Kharg.[1] His book Iskyss from 1991, on Soviet espionage in Norway, earned him the SKUP Award,[2] and was the basis for a film in 2008.[1] He published a biography of the whaler Svend Foyn in 2008.[1]

His book Kongens nei was the basis for the 2016 film The King's Choice.

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