Linn Ullmann

Born in 1966, Linn Ullmann is a graduate of New York University, where she studied English literature and began her graduate studies before returning to Oslo in 1990 to pursue a career in journalism.

Her first novel, Before You Sleep, was published in 1998 and was a bestseller throughout Europe. She writes a column for Norway's leading morning newspaper and lives in Oslo with her husband, teenage son, two stepchildren, and a dog.