Herbjørg Wassmo


Herbjørg Wassmo 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". Her major breakthrough was her first novel, "Huset med den blinde glassveranda" in 1981.
Her 1989 novel, Dinas bok, was made into a film titled I Am Dina in 2002, starring Maria Bonnevie and Gérard Depardieu.

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