About Kim Leine
Born 1961. Kim Leine is a Norwegian and Danish nurse, writer, novelist and translator.
Kim Leine Rasmussen (b. 28 August 1961 in Seljord, Telemark, Norway) is a Danish-Norwegian author who writes predominantly about Greenland. and won several prestigious literary prizes. His novel The Prophets of Eternal Fjord won six literature prizes in 2012 and 2013.
Personal life
He spent his childhood years in the Norwegian village of Seljord, where the family was characterized by their Jehovah's Witness faith. In 1978 he moved to Denmark, where he lived with his father for five years. He then trained as a nurse at Bispebjerg Nursing School in 1987. He has two children from his first marriage in the 1980s and two from his current marriage.
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Who is Kim Leine?
nurse, writer and novelist from Norway
When was Kim Leine born?
Kim Leine was born on 28 August 1961 in Bø Municipality.
What is Kim Leine's occupation?
Kim Leine is a nurse, writer, novelist and translator.
What nationality is Kim Leine?
Kim Leine is Norwegian and Danish.
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