Long Litt Woon

Long Litt Woon (born 1958), an anthropologist, grew up in Malaysia and went to Norway at age 18 as a student. There, she met and married a Norwegian man, Eiolf Olsen. After many happy years together, he suddenly died one day. Her first book "The Way Through The Woods. Of mushrooms and mourning" is about two journeys: an outer journey about her discovery of the Kingdom of Fungi and an inner journey about her grief. The book has been published in 16 countries and is longlisted for the Jan Michalski prize for Literature in 2019. Long (her surname) divides her time between Norway and Malaysia. She updates her social media accounts regularly (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).