Valla, Kristin

Journalist Kristin Valla (b. 1975) has spent two years in Venezuela studying literature. She burst into print in 2000 with "Nutmeg", a widely acclaimed novel that has been translated into several languages. "Tourists" is her second book. She now lives in Oslo where she writes a column for Dagbladet’s weekly Saturday magazine.

"...a gifted storyteller with an ear for the finer points of the language that is rare nowadays" (Fædrelandsvennen)