Norwegian author (born 1942)

Herbjørg W*mo (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 first novel, "Huset med den blinde gl*veranda" ("The House with the Blind Gl* Porch") in 1981.

Her 1989 novel, Dinas bok (Dina's Book), was made into a film *led I Am Dina in 2002, starring Maria Bonnevie and Gérard Depardieu.

Bibliography

• Vingeslag (poetry, 1976)
• Flotid (poetry, 1977)
• Huset med den blinde gl*veranda (novel - Volume I of the Tora trilogy, 1981 - published in English as The House with the Blind Gl* Windows)
• Det stumme rommet (novel - Volume II of the Tora trilogy, 1983)
• Juni-vinter (play, 1983)
• Veien å gå (do*entary 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 gl* melk takk (novel, 2006)

Prizes

• Kritikerprisen 1981, for Huset med den blinde gl*veranda
• 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)

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