Selma Lønning Aarø | |
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Born | 13 July 1972 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Novelist, humorist, children's writer and columnist |
Selma Lønning Aarø (born 13 July 1972) is a Norwegian novelist, humorist, children's writer and columnist.
She made her literary debut in 1995 with the novel Den endelige historien, about the erotic adventures of a young woman. The novel won a prize for best debut novel from the publishing house J.W. Cappelens Forlag. [1] [2] Later novels are Spekulum from 1996, and Bebudelse from 1999. [1] The novel Vill ni åka mera? from 2003 was nominated for the Brage Prize. [3] She published the humour book Scener fra et ekteskap in 2003, and Stormfulle høyder in 2005. She wrote the Vekevis in 2010, an easy-to-read novel for adults. [1] In 2012 she issued the children's book Vampyrlus!, [1] and in 2016 the novel Hennes løgnaktige ytre. [3] She has edited three editions of the debutant anthology series Signaler, jointly with Nils-Øivind Haagensen. [3]
Aarø has been a newspaper columnist for several years, for Dagbladet and Klassekampen. [3]