Kjersti Scheen
Appearance
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.[1] Her novel Teppefall from 1994 introduced a series of crime novels with ex actress "Margaret Moss" as the main character.[2] Scheen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1994 (shared with Bjørn Aamodt).[3]
Many of her books have been translated into other languages.
References
- ^ "Kjersti Scheen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ Rottem, Øystein. "Kjersti Scheen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Artists from Oslo
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni
- 20th-century Norwegian novelists
- 21st-century Norwegian novelists
- Norwegian children's writers
- Norwegian illustrators
- Norwegian women artists
- Norwegian crime fiction writers
- Norwegian journalists
- Norwegian women novelists
- Writers from Oslo
- Women children's writers
- 21st-century Norwegian women writers
- 20th-century Norwegian women writers
- Women crime writers
- Norwegian writer stubs