Tag: postcommunism

Sofi Oksanen – “It was quite obvious for me that I’d never marry an author”

Sofi Oksanen, novelist and playwright, is probably the most famous Finnish contemporary writer. The novel Purge (2008) was translated in 43 languages and won many distinctions, as Prix Femina Etranger (2010), The European Book Prize (2010), Le Prix du Roman FNAC (2010). She also wrote Stalin's Cows (2003, her debut), Baby Jane (2005) and When the Doves Disappeared (2012, the most recent book published by her).  Citeşte tot articolul