Jorun Thørring

Jorun Thørring is a Norwegian writer, born in Tromsø in 1955.[1] She lives in Melhus, is a specialist in gynaecology, and has her own private practice in Trondheim.[1] She made her literary debut in 2005 with the crime novel Skyggemannen (The Shadow Man).[2]

Jorun Thørring
Born (1955-05-14) May 14, 1955
Tromsø, Norway
OccupationAuthor, gynaecologist
NationalityNorwegian
GenreCrime

In 2007 she won the Havmann Award, a literary award for the best Northern Norwegian book published in the previous year, for her novel Tarantellen (The Tarantula).[3]

Bibliography
  • Skyggemannen (The Shadow Man) – crime novel (2005)
  • Glassdukkene (The Glass Dolls) – crime novel (2006)
  • Tarantellen (The Tarantula) – crime novel (2007)
  • Ildens øye (The Eye of the Fire) – crime novel (2009)

Awards
  • Havmann Award 2007, for The Tarantella

References
  1. Singsaas, Frode (24 April 2008). "Havmannprisen til Jorun Thørring". Addressa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. Hanssen, Kurt (6 November 2005). "Skyggemannen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  3. "Nordnorsk heder til Jorun Thørring". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.


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