Jorun Thørring is a
Norwegian writer, born in
Tromsø in 1955.
She lives in
Melhus, is a specialist in
gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...
, and has her own private practice in
Trondheim.
She made her literary debut in 2005 with the
crime novel
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...
''Skyggemannen (The Shadow Man)''.
In 2007 she won the Havmann Award, a literary award for the best
Northern Norwegian book published in the previous year, for her novel ''Tarantellen (The Tarantula)''.
Bibliography
*''Skyggemannen (The Shadow Man)'' – crime novel (2005)
*''Glassdukkene (The Glass Dolls)'' – crime novel (2006)
*''Tarantellen (The Tarantula)'' – crime novel (2007)
*''Ildens øye (The Eye of the Fire)'' – crime novel (2009)
Awards
*Havmann Award 2007, for ''The Tarantella''
References
External links
Jorun Thørring at Aschehoug AgencyJorun Thørring at Aschehoug Publishing House
Norwegian writers
Living people
1955 births
Norwegian novelists
Norwegian crime fiction writers
People from Tromsø
People from Melhus
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