Helene Uri (born 11 December 1964, in

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, Sweden) is a Norwegian

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, novelist and children's writer. Among her novels are ''Dyp rød 315'' from 2001 and ''Honningtunger'' from 2002. Her novel ''De beste blant oss'' from 2006, which deals with power struggles, intrigues and slander in academic circles, was well received by the critics. She is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature, board member of the

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, and jury member of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. While writing her newest novel ''Rydde ut'', which is set in

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county, it was revealed to Uri that her family is partial Sámi, a fact that had been hidden due to the Norwegianization policy.

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1964 births Living people Linguists from Norway 21st-century Norwegian novelists {{Norway-linguist-stub