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Sofi Oksanen
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Sofi-Elina Oksanen is a Finnish novelist, playwright, and publisher born in Jyväskylä in 1977. She holds citizenship in Finland and has worked in Helsinki since beginning her career in 2003. Oksanen writes in Finnish and speaks both Finnish and Estonian. She is of Estonian and Finnish ethnic background and identifies as bisexual.
Her notable works include the novels *Purge* and *Stalin's Cows*. Additional titles in her bibliography are *Utrensning*, *When the Doves Disappeared*, *Same River, Twice*, and *Title*. She has received several literary awards, including the Kalevi Jäntti Award, the Runeberg Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, and the Prix Femina étranger. Oksanen was educated at the University of Helsinki, the University of Jyväskylä, and the Theatre Academy Helsinki.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Utrensning (av Sofi Oksanen) [Imported] [Paperback] (Swedish)
- When the Doves Disappeared
- Same River, Twice
- Title
- Zuivering
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Film & TV
Jyväskylä, Finland
Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish-Estonian novelist and playwright who debuted in 2003 with "Stalin’s Cows", which won her the recognition of Northern Europe’s readers and critics.
Known for
- Void — Herself2018
- Viru - tarinoita hotellista2013
- Viru. Embassy of Freedom — Herself2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Jyväskylä
- Occupation
- publisher
- Educated at
- Theatre Academy Helsinki
- Languages spoken
- Estonian
- Official website
- www.sofioksanen.fi
- Image
- Sofi Oksanen - Buchmesse Wien 2022 (b).JPG
- Work location
- Helsinki
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- Commons category
- Sofi Oksanen
- date of birth
- 1977-01-07
- birth name
- Sofi-Elina Oksanen
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- writing language
- Finnish
- ethnic group
- Finns
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
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 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. Oksanen is actively involved in public debate in Finland and comments on current issues in her columns and various talk shows.
Early years and education
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