Jorun Thørring

Jorun Thørring
Born (1955-05-14) May 14, 1955 (age 69)
Tromsø, Norway
OccupationAuthor, gynaecologist
NationalityNorwegian
GenreCrime

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]

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. ^ a b 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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