Kjersti Scheen
Kjersti Scheen | |
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| Born | 17 August 1943 |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator and writer |
| Awards | Gyldendal's Endowment (1994) |
Kjersti Scheen (born 17 August 1943) is a Norwegian journalist, illustrator, novelist, crime fiction writer and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1976 with the children's book Fie og mørket.[2] Her novel Teppefall from 1994 introduced a series of crime novels with ex actress "Margaret Moss" as the main character.[1] Scheen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1994 (shared with Bjørn Aamodt).[3]
Many of her books have been translated into other languages.
Selected works
[edit]- Vårmåne (1986)
- Teppefall (1994); in English, Final Curtain, trans. Louis Muinzer (2002)
- Ingen applaus for morderen (1996)
- Englemakerne (1998)
- Den syvende synd (2000)
- Lik i lasta (2003)
- Ute av bildet (2006)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rottem, Øystein. "Kjersti Scheen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Kjersti Scheen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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