Herbjørg Wassmo
Herbjørg Wassmo (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 glassveranda" ("The House with the Blind Glass Porch") in 1981. 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. Bibliography Vingeslag (poetry, 1976) Flotid (poetry, 1977) Huset med den blinde glassveranda (novel - Volume I of the Tora trilogy, 1981 - published in English as The House with the Blind Glass Windows) 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) 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