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Born | Anni Ylävaara 7 January 1958 Ylitornio, Lapland, Finland |
Pen name | Rosa Liksom |
Nationality | Finnish |
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Period | 1985 - present |
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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. Of these, the 2021 film version based on Hytti nro 6 was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and it won the Grand Prix.[2] In 2016, the French government appointed Liksom a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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
- Väliaikainen, Helsinki: Like, 2014. ISBN 978-952-01-1096-3.
- Burka, Helsinki: Like, 2014. ISBN 978-952-01-1127-4.
- Everstinna, Helsinki: Like, 2017. ISBN 978-952-01-1656-9.
- Väylä, Helsinki: Like, 2021. ISBN 978-951-1-39955-1.
Children's books
- Jepata Nastan lentomatka, 2002
- Tivoli Tähtisade 2004
References
- ^ Sharf, Zack (3 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ CNN Cannes Film Festival 2021
- Rosa Liksom - (Finnish) - WSOY
- Rosa Liksom
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