Book Thief Stole Danish Author's Novel Manuscript

The Danish author Dorthe Nors has had her manuscript for a forthcoming novel stolen by a book thief on the internet.

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Book Thief Stole Danish Author's Novel Manuscript
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With fake emails, someone has tried to get the manuscript of Dorthe Nors' upcoming novel "Spænd", which is planned to be published in January, sent to themselves.

Several times, the person has pretended to be both Dorthe Nors herself and her agent. This is written by the author herself in a post on Facebook.

"It turns out that there is a book thief in Scandinavia. In just over a week, the thief tried to get hold of the manuscript before they succeeded", writes Dorthe Nors in the post.

First, Dorthe Nors herself received an email from the book thief. She became suspicious and reported the phishing attempt to the police. A new email later landed with one of the author's business partners, who did not detect the scam.

Instead, the book thief managed to get the manuscript of the unpublished book sent to themselves.

"It's clear that I panicked afterwards. I have to live on the novel. Writing literature is my job, not my hobby. What if this costs me my income for the next few years?", writes Dorthe Nors.

Dorthe Nors' books have been nominated for a number of Danish and international awards. In 2022, she received the Blixen Prize for the book "A line in the world".

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