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
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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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1942
Herbjørg Wassmo born at Vesterålen.
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Her 1989 novel, Dinas bok (Dina's Book), was made into a film titled I Am Dina in 2002, starring Maria Bonnevie and Gérard Depardieu.
Kritikerprisen 1981, for Huset med den blinde glassveranda Bokhandlerprisen 1983, for Det stumme rommet Nordland fylkes kulturpris 1986 The Nordic Council's Literature Prize (Nordisk Råds litteraturpris) 1987, for Hudløs himmel Gyldendal's Endowment 1991 Amalie Skram-prisen 1997 Prix Jean Monnét 1998 (France)
Herbjørg Wassmo @ LiteratureXchange Festival, Aarhus/Denmark 2022
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- 1.Herbjørg Wassmo. Store norske leksikon.
- 2.Herbjørg Wassmo (translated by R. Lloyd & A. Simpson). The House with the Blind Glass Windows. Seal Press, Seattle, Washington. 1987. 1-878067-59-1.
- 3.Herbjørg Wassmo - translated by Nadia Christensen. Dina's Book. Arcade Publishing, Incorporated. 1996. 1559703482.
- 4.Herbjørg Wassmo - translated by Nadia Christensen. Dina's Son. Black Swan Publishing. 2001. 0552998257.
- 5.Børja, Mette. RIGHTS MAGAZINE. publishingperspectives.com. IPR. 2019.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 21
- Vingeslag (poetry, 1976)
- Flotid (poetry, 1977)
- Herbjørg Wassmo (translated by R. Lloyd & A. Simpson). The House with the Blind Glass Windows. Seal Press, Seattle, Washington. 1987. 1-878067-59-1.
- 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)
- Herbjørg Wassmo - translated by Nadia Christensen. Dina's Book. Arcade Publishing, Incorporated. 1996. 1559703482.
- Lite grønt bilde i stor blå ramme (poetry, 1991)
- Herbjørg Wassmo - translated by Nadia Christensen. Dina's Son. Black Swan Publishing. 2001. 0552998257.
- Reiser - fire fortellinger (1995)
- Hemmelig torsdag i treet (children's book, 1996)
- Karnas arv (novel - - Volume III of the Dina tetralogy, 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)
- Børja, Mette. RIGHTS MAGAZINE. publishingperspectives.com. IPR. 2019.
- Mitt menneske (novel, 2021)
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