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The basics
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Finnish writer
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
7 January 1958(Ylitornio, Lapland, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Rosa Liksom (born Anni Ylävaara, Ylitornio, 7 January 1958) is a Finnish writer and artist. She studied anthropology and social sciences at the universities of Helsinki, Copenhagen and Moscow. She won the J. H. Erkko Award in 1985 for her debut novel Yhden yön pysäkki and the Finlandia Prize in 2011 for Hytti nro 6.
Works
Short stories
- Yhden yön pysäkki, 1985
- Unohdettu vartti, 1986
- Väliasema Gagarin, 1987
- Go Moskova go, 1988
- Tyhjän tien paratiisit, 1989
- Bamalama, 1993
- Perhe, 2000
- Maa, 2006
Novels
- Kreisland, Helsinki 1996
- Reitari, Helsinki 2002
- Hytti nro 6, Helsinki 2011
Children's books
- Jepata Nastan lentomatka, 2002
- Tivoli Tähtisade 2004