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Norwegian author and journalist (born 1966)

Karin Beate "Linn" Ullmann (born 9 August 1966) is a Norwegian author and journalist.

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A prominent literary critic, she also writes a column for Norway's leading morning newspaper and has published six novels.

Early life

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Ullmann was born in Oslo, Norway, to Norwegian actress, author and director Liv Ullmann and Swedish director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman. She grew up in New York City^[1] and Oslo.^[2]

Ullmann attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan.^[3][4] When she was fifteen, she was "kicked out" (as she puts it) of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.^[5] She attended Juilliard School as a prospective dancer^[1] and graduated from New York University, where she studied English literature and began work on her PhD.

Career

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When her first and critically acclaimed novel Before You Sleep was published in 1998, she was a