Herbjørg Wassmo (born 6 December 1942) is a Norwegian author.

[1] She was born in Vesterålen and worked as a teacher in northern Norway until beginning her career as an author.

Her first published work was a collection of poems, "Vingeslag" ("Beating of Wings").

Her major breakthrough was her first novel, "Huset med den blinde glassveranda" ("The House with the Blind Glass Porch") in 1981.

[1] Her 1989 novel, Dinas bok (Dina's Book), was made into a film titled I Am Dina in 2002, starring Maria Bonnevie and Gérard Depardieu.