Kjersti Scheen | |
Birth Date: | 17 August 1943 |
Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
Occupation: | Illustrator and writer |
Awards: | Gyldendal's Endowment (1994) |
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.