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Herbjørg Wassmo

Herbjørg Wassmo (born 6 December 1942) is a Norwegian author. Her first published work was a collection of poems, Vingeslag ("Beating of Wings"). Her major breakthrough was her first novel, Huset med den blinde glassveranda ("The House with the Blind Glass Porch") in 1981.

Herbjørg Wassmo

Herbjørg Wassmo au salon du livre de Paris 2011.

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Full name
Herbjørg Margretha Wassmo.
Born
1942. · Vesterålen.
Nationality
Norway.
Occupation
writer, poet and novelist.
Fields
poetry.
Honours
Amalie Skram Award, Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, Gyldendal's Endowment, Nordland fylkes kulturpris, Fredrikke Award and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎.
Languages
Norwegian.

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Herbjørg Wassmo (born 6 December 1942) is a Norwegian author. Her first published work was a collection of poems, Vingeslag ("Beating of Wings"). Her major breakthrough was her first novel, Huset med den blinde glassveranda ("The House with the Blind Glass Porch") in 1981.

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