Ian Thomson

Anders Brievik: lonely computer-gamer on a killing spree

A review of One of Us by Åsne Seierstad reveals a lonely misfit set on a murderous mission to purify the Nordic race

Self confessed mass murderer Anders Breivik Photo: Getty 
issue 14 March 2015
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  • One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway

    Åsne Seierstad (translated by Sarah Death)

    Virago, pp. 528

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