Sofi-Elina Oksanen (1977-01-07) 7 January 1977 (age 47) Jyväskylä, Finland
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
Finnish
Notable works
Purge
Sofi-Elina Oksanen (born 7 January 1977) is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which "Purge" has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages[1] and sold more than two million copies. Oksanen has been called "Finnish-Estonian Charles Dickens" and her work has often been compared to Margaret Atwood's novels.[2] Oksanen is actively involved in public debate in Finland and comments on current issues in her columns and various talk shows.
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Sofi-Elina Oksanen (born 7 January 1977) is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which "Purge" has gained the widest recognition...
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Pertti Nieminen Carita Nyström (1940–2019) – Swedish-speaking writer SofiOksanen Arto Paasilinna Erno Paasilinna Olavi Paavolainen Onni Palaste – war...
Decorations: Bearers of decorations". president.ee. Retrieved 1 December 2010. "SofiOksanen ja nõukanostalgia - Eesti Päevaleht". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20...
leaders. Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Finnish author SofiOksanen have been strongly criticizing Halonen for her over-optimistic views...
from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016. "SofiOksanen: "Your silence doesn't protect you"". 13 February 2017. Archived from...
Nyberg, Ambassador of Finland. Topi Nättinen, retired ice hockey player. SofiOksanen, writer. Pirkko Saisio, writer. Katariina Souri, artist. Tim Sparv, footballer...
1977 – Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian (d. 2021) 1977 – SofiOksanen, Finnish author and playwright 1977 – Brent Sopel, Canadian ice hockey...
Antonio Cabanas El Camino de los dioses by Antonio Cabanas Purge by SofiOksanen (20th century) The Adventurer by Mika Waltari (16th century) The Jester...
Juha Sipilä, Sanna Marin, Antti Rinne, Päivi Räsänen, Vappu Pimiä and SofiOksanen, among others. Since March 2020 Veitola has also been one of the panelists...
a 1960 novel by Henry Farrell Baby Jane, a novel by Finnish writer SofiOksanen Baby Jane Holzer (born Jane Bruckenfeld, 1940), American actress, and...
gång gått 2007 Hannu Väisänen Kaisu Mikkola Toiset kengät Finnish 2008 SofiOksanen Pekka Tarkka Puhdistus 2009 Antti Hyry Tuula Arkio Uuni 2010 Mikko Rimminen...
Nnedi Okorafor (b. 1974) Nigeria United States novel, short story 15 SofiOksanen (b. 1977) Finland novel, drama, poetry, essays 16 Thomas Pynchon (b...
"Laar tunnustas Imbi Paju ja Sofi Oksaneni algatust" [Laar acknowledged the initiative of Imbi Paju and SofiOksanen]. Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved...
source of export revenue. Prominent writers of this century include SofiOksanen, Pajtim Statovci, Laura Lindstedt and Mikko Rimminen, noted for his irreverent...
concentration camps. In 2012, award-winning book publisher and writer SofiOksanen released the map 2012 through Silberfeldt, at the National Audiovisual...
soprano, tenor, baritone, and SATB chorus large orchestra 1 hour, 45 min. SofiOksanen, translated by Aleksi Barrière mainly English (also Finnish, Czech, French...
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