Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1981) Winner
Herbjørg Wassmo
ヘルビョルグ・ワッスモ
Herbjorg Wassmo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-12-06 （Vesterålen, Norway）
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Languages
- Norwegian
Career
- Occupations
- author, poet, playwright, children's author
- Active Years
- 1976-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen) | The House with the Blind Glass Porch (Huset med den blinde glassveranda) | — | Norwegian Critics' Association | winner |
| 1983 | Bokhandlerprisen (Norwegian Booksellers' Prize) | The Silent Room (Det stumme rommet) | — | Norwegian Booksellers' Association | winner |
| 1986 | Nordland County Cultural Prize | — | — | Nordland County | winner |
| 1987 | The Nordic Council's Literature Prize | Hudløs himmel (Hudløs himmel / Hudless Heaven) | — | The Nordic Council | winner |
| 1991 | Gyldendal's Endowment | — | — | Gyldendal | recipient |
| 1997 | Amalie Skram Prize | — | — | Amalie Skram Prize organization | winner |
| 1998 | Prix Jean Monnét | — | — | French awarding body | recipient |
| — | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav | — | — | Royal Norwegian Court | honor |
| — | Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize | — | — | Anders Jahre Foundation | recipient |
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen)
1981
Work:
The House with the Blind Glass Porch (Huset med den blinde glassveranda)
Organization:
Norwegian Critics' Association
Result:
winner
Bokhandlerprisen (Norwegian Booksellers' Prize)
1983
Work:
The Silent Room (Det stumme rommet)
Organization:
Norwegian Booksellers' Association
Result:
winner
Nordland County Cultural Prize
1986
Organization:
Nordland County
Result:
winner
The Nordic Council's Literature Prize
1987
Work:
Hudløs himmel (Hudløs himmel / Hudless Heaven)
Organization:
The Nordic Council
Result:
winner
Gyldendal's Endowment
1991
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
recipient
Amalie Skram Prize
1997
Organization:
Amalie Skram Prize organization
Result:
winner
Prix Jean Monnét
1998
Organization:
French awarding body
Result:
recipient
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
Organization:
Royal Norwegian Court
Result:
honor
Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize
Organization:
Anders Jahre Foundation
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Nordic Council Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1987) Winner
Works
Major Works
Vingeslag
1976 poetryAn early collection of poems marking the start of Wassmo's publishing career.
naturepersonal memory
The House with the Blind Glass Porch (Huset med den blinde glassveranda)
1981 novel (Tora trilogy, volume I)A novel about family and past traumas; Wassmo's breakthrough work and the first volume of the Tora trilogy.
familytraumanorthern Norway landscape
Translations
- The House with the Blind Glass Windows (translated by R. Lloyd & A. Simpson)
Det stumme rommet
1983 novel (Tora trilogy, volume II)The second volume of the Tora trilogy focusing on the protagonist's inner life and silence.
silencepsychological portrayal
Hudløs himmel
1986 novel (Tora trilogy, volume III)Conclusion of the Tora trilogy, depicting societal and personal conflicts in northern Norway.
social oppressionpersonal liberation
Dina's Book (Dinas bok)
1989 novel (Dina tetralogy, volume I)An epic novel centered on the intense female protagonist Dina; one of Wassmo's major works.
female lifeviolence and memoryidentity
Adaptations
- [film] I Am Dina / Ole Bornedal (2002)
Translations
- Dina's Book (translated by Nadia Christensen)
The One Who Sees (Den som ser)
2017 novel (Dina tetralogy, volume IV)Placed as the concluding volume of the Dina tetralogy.
recoveryvision and perception
Mitt menneske
2021 novelOne of her recent novels, reflecting a mature literary style.
human relationshipsmemory
Bibliography
- Vingeslag (poetry, 1976)
- Flotid (poetry, 1977)
- Huset med den blinde glassveranda (novel, 1981)
- Det stumme rommet (novel, 1983)
- Juni-vinter (play, 1983)
- Veien å gå (documentary novel, 1984)
- Mellomlanding (play, 1985)
- Hudløs himmel (novel, 1986)
- Dinas bok (novel, 1989)
- Lite grønt bilde i stor blå ramme (poetry, 1991)
- Lykkens sønn (novel, 1992)
- Reiser - fire fortellinger (stories, 1995)
- Hemmelig torsdag i treet (children's book, 1996)
- Karnas arv (novel, 1997)
- Det sjuende møte (novel, 2000)
- Flukten fra Frank (novel, 2003)
- Et glass melk takk (novel, 2006)
- Hundre år (novel, 2009)
- Disse øyeblikk (novel, 2013)
- Den som ser (novel, 2017)
- Mitt menneske (novel, 2021)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Dina's Book: I Am Dina (2002)
Translations of Works
- Dina's Book (English translation by Nadia Christensen)
- The House with the Blind Glass Windows (English translation by R. Lloyd & A. Simpson)
- Dina's Son (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- psychological, character-driven narrationrealist depiction blending northern Norwegian nature and societypoetic use of language
- Recurring Motifs
- trauma and memoryfemale perspective and agencyfamily relationsnorthern Norway landscape
Legacy
Herbjørg Wassmo is a major Norwegian author active from the late 20th century into the 21st century, acclaimed for intense female characters and psychological portrayals set in northern Norway. She has won multiple literary prizes, been widely translated and had works adapted for film.
Archives
- Collections at the National Library of Norway
In Popular Culture
- The novel Dina's Book was adapted into the film I Am Dina (2002), attracting international attention.
Trivia
- Dina's Book was adapted into the film I Am Dina (2002), directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Maria Bonnevie and Gérard Depardieu.
- Many of her major works are set in northern Norway and frequently explore women's lives and trauma.