Herbjørg Wassmo

Herbjorg Wassmo is a Norwegian writer E very popular in the Scandinavian countries .

Its life

Herbjørg Wassmo, born in Norway in 1942, lives with Hihnöy, small a island located at the north of the Polar circle. This old teacher has been devoted to the Littérature for more than twenty years.

Its work

The work which made known it in Norway, but also abroad, is the trilogy of Tora . The three shutters which constitute this trilogy are:

the Veranda plugs
the quiet room
cruel Ciel

She is then a great success with the trilogy the Book of Dined :

the empty Silts
Alive also the
My liked Good is with me

who will be followed of Fils of providence .

the Heritage of Karna closes this epopee with:

My Sin belongs only to me
the Worst of silences
the so beautiful Women

The Book of Dined has since summer carried to the screen by the director Danish Ole Bornedal with Gerard Depardieu, Maria Bonnevie and Pernilla August in the main roles.

Its Romance, Fugitive the , appeared into 2004 with the editions Gaïa.

In 2005 Voyages , a collection of four appears Nouvelle S with the editions 10/18

External bonds

http://www.ratsdebiblio.net/wassmoherbjorg.html
http://www.scandi-voyage.com/litterature_norv.php#wassmo

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