Dinas book herbjorg wassmo

Her 1989 novel, dinas bok dinas book, was made into a film titled i am dina in 2002, starring maria bonnevie and gerard depardieu. Young, tender dina is irrevocably traumatised when she indirectly causes the death of her mother. Impressed with wassmos beautifully written story of a wild unadapted girl, growing up into a powerful yet traumatized read. She is the queen of fiction vg norway dinas book is a novel bursting with energy arbeiderbladet norway. Read dinas book a novel by herbjorg wassmo available from rakuten kobo. After her mothers agonizing demise, the horrified dina is periodically visited by her mothers.

A novel kindle edition by wassmo, herbjorg, christensen, nadia. Dinas book was my introduction to norwegian author herbjorg wassmo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dinas book. On the scale of gone with the wind and war and peace, this grand. Set in norway in the midnineteenth century, dinas book presents a beautiful, eccentric, and tempestuous heroine who carries a terrible burden. Dinas book by wassmo, herbjorg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dinas book and dinas son are the first two titles in the dina trilogy. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Her first published work was a collection of poems, vingeslag beating of wings. Hun debuterte i 1976 med diktsamlingen vingeslag, men.

Herbjorg wassmo has 31 books on goodreads with 17227 ratings. In nineteenthcentury norway, a womans life is shaped and shadowed by a childhood tragedy. This novel was made into a film with the title i am dina in 2002, starring maria bonnevie and gerard depardieu. Het boek dina maakt deel uit van een trilogie, net als het boek benjamin en het boek karna. This book is a wonderful and diverse addition to anyones reading repetoire. It tells the story of an eccentric, complex and confrontational woman, but the story telling itself is nonconfrontational. Herbjorg wassmo, born 1942, is a norwegian author who frequently sets her books in northern norway, nordland, where she was born.

Herbj rg wassmos novels are translated into twenty lanuages. Nadia m christensen on the scale of gone with the wind and war and peace, this grand, sweeping epic will enthrall readers just as dina bewitches everyone she meets. Her works have been published in twentysix languages. The house with the blind glass windows by herbjorg wassmo. Dinas book by herbjorg wassmo set in norway in the midnineteenth century, dinas book presents a beautiful, eccentric, and tempestuous heroine who. Buy dinas book by herbjorg wassmo, nadia m christensen from waterstones today. Her best known book is dinas bok dinas book from 1989. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Instead of a single plotlineplot twist, this book is characterized by many smaller plot twists that combine to create a continual thought provoking and entertaining reading experience. Wassmo does a beautiful job at providing the reader with a glimpse into this rather isolated country and the nuances of its village life. I have never traveled to norway before and admittedly i am not very familiar with norwegian culture. Nadia christensen is a translator from the norwegian and the danish.

Set in norway in the midnineteenth century, dinas book presents a beautiful, ecce. Dinas book by herbjorg wassmo set in norway in the midnineteenth century, dinas book presents a beautiful, eccentric, and tempestuous heroine who carries a. Beautiful, eccentric, and tempestuous, dina carries a terrible burden. This sweeping, romantic novel written by a popular norwegian author takes place in norway during the 1800s. Herbjorg wassmo born 6 december 1942 is a norwegian author. Set in norway in the midnineteenth century, dinas book presents an extraordinary heroine. Its heroine, dina, is an unhappy, fiercely independent siren who is tormented from childhood by her mothers death from wounds caused by dinas accidental spilling of a pot of scalding lye. Dinas book by herbjorg wassmo, nadia m christensen. Herbjorg wassmo succeeds in captivating the imagination of the reader with a powerful narrative set in a mystical norway of the early 1800s. Dinas book, the murderess and mistress dina is ostensibly the contrast of the victim tora, yet here, as well as in the sequel lykkens sonn. Herbjorg wassmo, winner of the nordic council literature prize, is one of scandinavias leading novelists and poets. These books contribute to a norwegian realistic tradition about the coming of age of the unusual and artistic child.

Christensen translator, audiobook narrated by julia farhat. I first read this novel, almost a saga, many years ago but recently came across it again. Herbjorg wassmo, winner of the nordic council literature prize, is one of scandinavia s leading novelists and poets. No one leads the child through her grief, and the accident remains a gruesome riddle of death, with dina. In 2002, the movie based on dina s book, i am dina, was released and won numerous awards. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Herbjorg wassmo on kirjoittanut ennen kaikkea draaman, tai jopa trillerin. Nadia christensen the story of a tempestuous woman married off at an early age to an old man. Blamed by her father and banished to a farm, she grows up untamed and untaught.