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Herbjørg Wassmo

1942 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbjørg Wassmo is the 1,730th most popular writer (up from 1,765th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Norway (down from 99th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 1,730 out of 7,302. Before her are Marlen Haushofer, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Theodor Nöldeke, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Shen Yue, and Boris Akunin. After her are Liu Zongyuan, Edward Lear, Caterina Albert, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Julius Firmicus Maternus, and Johnston McCulley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 169. Before her are Karen Grassle, André Vingt-Trois, Piero Marini, Andy Summers, Iolu Abil, and Prince Alexandre of Belgium. After her are Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Étienne Balibar, Nicole Fontaine, Rei Kawakubo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and Pedro Rocha.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 109 out of 1,039. Before her are Jørgen Moe (1813), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Odvar Nordli (1927), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), May-Britt Moser (1963), and Otto Sverdrup (1854). After her are Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Arne Garborg (1851), Arne Næss (1912), Rikard Nordraak (1842), and Ole Bull (1810).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Herbjørg Wassmo ranks 17. Before her are Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Dag Solstad (1941), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Henrik Wergeland (1808), and Jørgen Moe (1813). After her are Arne Garborg (1851), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Camilla Collett (1813), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), and Anne Holt (1958).

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