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

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, "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 ''

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'' in 2002, starring Maria Bonnevie and

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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 1983, for ''Det stumme rommet'' * Nordland fylkes kulturpris 1986 *

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

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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