Jo Nesbø
Per Dybvig (ill.)

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

Doktor Proktors prompepulver

Doctor Proctor is a crazy professor. Well, almost. Actually, he is an aging inventor waiting for his big break. When he teams up with his next-door neighbor Lisa and her peculiar friend Nilly in making the world’s most powerful farting powder, it seems like his dream is about to come true. But in the background lurk the ruthless twins Truls and Trym Thrane. The drama that is sparked on Cannon Avenue will have repercussions that stretch beyond the imaginable, involving a wild chase through the sewer system of Oslo, anacondas, and NASA. With a great deal of humor and witty dialogs, Jo Nesbo chisels out his wonderfully weird characters and lets his imagination run wild in this delightful children’s book début reminiscent of Roald Dahl.

Through a fantastic story that contains an equal amount of suspense, laughs and colourful characters, Jo Nesbø offers a deftly veiled moral to his young readers: all in all, Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder is a story about the importance of being yourself, and how the required courage is bestowed through creatvity and imagination.

Photo: Paal Audestad

Jo Nesbø (b. 1960) is a musician, songwriter, and economist, as well as one of the leading crime writers in the world. He is recognized for having widened the scope of the thriller with his unusual literary qualities and ambitions, his psychological insights and his in-depth knowledge of life in a modern, globalized world. His books have garnered countless international awards, sold more than 23 million copies, and been translated into 50 languages. In addition to the Harry Hole series he is the author of stand-alone novels Headhunters and The Son, as well as several children’s books in the Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder-series.

Jo Nesbø’s many honors include The Glass Key, The Riverton Prize, The Norwegian Book Club Prize (twice), The Finnish Whodunnit Society’s Annual Award, The Danish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award, The Polish Great Calibre Award of Honour, The Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize (twice), The Peer Gynt Prize and the St. Petersburg Reads award 2014 for ‘Best International Author of the Year’. He has also been shortlisted for many other illustrious awards, including an Edgar Award and The CWA International Dagger (three times).