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arts24 - From translating Agatha Christie at 17 to redefining Nordic Noir: Ragnar Jónasson's rise

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 315 words · By Eve JACKSON; Laura DI BIASIO; Magali FAURE; Loïc CHALAVON; Amélia MARADAS
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Claim 1: “The series has now been adapted for television as "The Darkness"”
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The claim states the 'series' has been adapted as 'The Darkness'. However, the evidence clarifies that 'The Darkness' is the first book in the 'Dark Iceland' series, not the 'Hulda' series, and it is being developed into a TV series by CBS Studios.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jónasson is an Icelandic author of crime fiction. He is the author of the bestselling Dark Iceland series, set in and around Siglufjörður, and featuring Detective Ari Thor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Jónasson
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jonasson's Dark Iceland book series is soon to be turned into a TV show as well.(The first book in that series, “The Darkness,” is being developed into a TV series with CBS Studios; a release d…
https://nypost.com/2021/03/06/why-ragnar-jonassons-books-are…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jonasson is the award winning Icelandic author of the international bestselling Hulda series, the Dark Iceland series, and standalone crime fiction, with five million copies sold across 36 terr…
https://www.memyselfmusicandmysteries.com/mysterythriller-se…
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Claim 2: “with millions of copies sold worldwide”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that over 5 million copies of his books have been sold.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jónasson (born 1976) is an Icelandic author of crime fiction. He is the author of the bestselling Dark Iceland series, set in and around Siglufjörður, and featuring Detective Ari Thor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Jónasson
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jónasson is an internationally acclaimed Icelandic author, best known for his crime novels set against the stark, haunting beauty of Iceland's dramatic landscape. He is a master of the Nordic n…
https://www.icelandair.com/arora/iceland-noir-ragnar-jonasso…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jonasson is the award winning Icelandic author of the international bestselling Hulda series, the Dark Iceland series, and standalone crime fiction, with five million copies sold across 36 terr…
http://ragnar-jonasson.squarespace.com/new-page
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Claim 3: “In this latest novel, Jónasson takes readers back to one of her earliest cases: the disappearance of a baby in 1960”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains general definitions of the word 'novel' and unrelated web novel results. There is no evidence regarding the plot of a novel involving a baby's disappearance in 1960.
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web search NEUTRAL — A novel is a long, fictional narrative. The novel in the modern era usually makes use of a literary prose style. The development of the prose novel at this time was encouraged by innovations in printi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel
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web search NEUTRAL — Naruto: Klee is here to fish blast in the ninja world! According to the release time of the book.
https://m.webnovel.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of NOVEL is an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novel
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Claim 4: “Ragnar Jónasson was a teenager who translated novels by Agatha Christie into Icelandic”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for 'Ragnar Lodbrok' (a Viking) and 'Ragnar Events' (running races), which are completely unrelated to the author Ragnar Jónasson. No evidence was found regarding him translating Agatha Christie as a teenager.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Lodbrok (Old Norse: Ragnarr loðbrók, lit. 'Ragnar hairy-breeches'), [a] according to legends, [2] was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king. [3] He is known from Old Norse poetry of the V…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok
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web search NEUTRAL — What is Ragnar? Long distance, team, overnight running relays races in scenic locations across the country. If you can run a 10k or a half marathon, you can run a Ragnar Relay! Register today.
https://runragnar.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Lothbrok, 9th-century Viking whose historical existence is difficult to distinguish from legend in medieval European literature. He is said to have been the father of Viking leaders Halfdan, Iv…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ragnar-Lothbrok
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Claim 5: “"Hulda" – the fourth instalment in his series about detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir”
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The evidence mentions the 'Hidden Iceland trilogy' and that 'The Mist' is the third book. It does not explicitly confirm a fourth installment titled 'Hulda'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jónasson’s The Mist, rounds out the reverse order Hidden Iceland trilogy featuring the tragic detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir. The Mist is the third book in this series and takes the reader back…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209261874-il-sogno-di-un…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir of the Reykjavik police is forced into early retirement, she is told she can investigate one last cold case of her choice―and she knows which one.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T57JWGS?binding=paperback&searc…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'The Darkness' by Ragnar Jonasson. In this thrilling Nordic Noir, Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is given two weeks to solve a single cold case of her choice before being forced into early r…
https://www.bustle.com/p/female-crime-solvers-save-the-day-i…
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Claim 6: “a writer now published in around 40 countries”
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One source explicitly states he has books sold across '36 territories', which aligns with the claim of 'around 40 countries'. Another source describes him as an 'internationally acclaimed' author.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jónasson is an Icelandic author of crime fiction. He is the author of the bestselling Dark Iceland series, set in and around Siglufjörður, and featuring Detective Ari Thor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Jónasson
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web search NEUTRAL — Ragnar Jonasson’s Snowblind is as dazzling a novel as its title implies and the wonderful Ari Thor is a welcome addition to the pantheon of Scandinavian detectives. I can’t wait until the sequel!’ Wil…
https://archive.org/stream/ragnarjonassonbooks/5+Ari+Thor+-+…
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web search NEUTRAL — Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jónasson was born in Reykjavík, and currently works as a lawyer, while teacher copyright law at the Reykjavík University Law School. In the past, he’s worked in TV and ra…
https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/2021/12/14/another-year-of-or…
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