Herbjørg Wassmo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Herbjørg Wassmo

Norwegian author

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Vesterålen, Nordland, Norway

Profession: writer, poet, novelist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.