Herbjørg Wassmo (born 6 December 1942) is a Norwegian author. She was born in

Vesterålen Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipe ...

and worked as a teacher in northern Norway until beginning her career as an author. Her first published work was a collection of poems, "Vingeslag" ("Beating of Wings"). Her major breakthrough was her

first novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

, "Huset med den blinde glassveranda" ("The House with the Blind Glass Porch") in 1981. Her 1989 novel, ''Dinas bok'' (''Dina's Book''), was made into a film titled ''

I Am Dina ''I Am Dina'' is a 2002 Norwegian-Swedish- Danish film directed by Ole Bornedal. It is based on the 1989 book ''Dinas bok'' (''Dina's Book'') by Herbjørg Wassmo. It was one of the most high-profile films in Norwegian movie history. Plot I ...

'' in 2002, starring

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and Gérard Depardieu.

Bibliography

*''Vingeslag'' (poetry, 1976) *''Flotid'' (poetry, 1977) *''Huset med den blinde glassveranda'' (novel - Volume I of the ''Tora'' trilogy, 1981 - published in English as ''The House with the Blind Glass Windows'') *''Det stumme rommet'' (novel - Volume II of the ''Tora'' trilogy, 1983) *''Juni-vinter'' (play, 1983) *''Veien å gå'' (documentary novel, 1984) *''Mellomlanding'' (play, 1985) *'' Hudløs himmel'' (novel - Volume III of the ''Tora'' trilogy, 1986) *''Dinas bok'' (novel - Volume I of the ''Dina'' trilogy, 1989 - published in English translation as ''Dina's Book'') *''Lite grønt bilde i stor blå ramme'' (poetry, 1991) *''Lykkens sønn'' (novel - Volume II of the ''Dina'' trilogy, 1992 - published in English translation as ''Dina's Son'') *''Reiser - fire fortellinger'' (1995) *''Hemmelig torsdag i treet'' (children's book, 1996) *''Karnas arv'' (novel - - Volume III of the ''Dina'' trilogy, 1997) *''Det sjuende møte'' (novel, 2000) *''Flukten fra Frank'' (novel, 2003) *''Et glass melk takk'' (novel, 2006) *''Hundre år'' (novel, 2009) *''Disse øyeblikk'' (novel, 2013) *''Den som ser'' (novel, 2017) *''Mitt menneske'' (novel, 2021)

Prizes

* Kritikerprisen 1981, for ''Huset med den blinde glassveranda'' *

Bokhandlerprisen The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (''Bokhandlerprisen'') is a literature prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Booksellers Association after voting among all who work in Norwegian bookstores. The prize is awarded for one of the year's books in t ...

1983, for ''Det stumme rommet'' *

Nordland fylkes kulturpris Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, No ...

1986 *

The Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

(''Nordisk Råds litteraturpris'') 1987, for ''Hudløs himmel'' *

Gyldendal's Endowment Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated w ...

1991 * Amalie Skram-prisen 1997 *Prix Jean Monnét 1998 (France)

References and notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wassmo, Herbjoerg 1942 births Living people Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian women novelists 20th-century Norwegian poets Nordic Council Literature Prize winners Norwegian women poets 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers