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Aila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere. Professionally she worked in the advertising business, rising to the level of marketing designer.
ENG: Johanna Sinisalo is an award-winning Finnish author. She was born in Sodankylä in 1958. During 1984-1997, she worked as a professional designer in advertising, after which she started as a screenwriter and writer. Sinisalo's first novel, Troll, won the Finlandia prize, the most important literature award in Finland.
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Aila Johanna Sinisalo (s. 22. kesäkuuta 1958 Sodankylä) on suomalainen kirjailija ja käsikirjoittaja. Hän teki läpimurtonsa esikoisromaanillaan Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi (2000), joka sai ilmestymisvuonnaan Finlandia-palkinnon. Vuonna 2004 teos sai myös tieteis- ja fantasiakirjallisuuden James Tiptree Jr. -palkinnon.
Johanna Sinisalo has 61 books on Goodreads with 42078 ratings. Johanna Sinisalo’s most popular book is Troll: A Love Story.
Johanna Sinisalo is one of Finland’s most successful and internationally acclaimed authors. Praised by readers and critics alike, she has won several literary prizes, among them the Finlandia Prize and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for her novel Troll – A Love Story.
Jan 8, 2016 · Johanna Sinisalo. Johanna Sinisalo born in 1958 in Sodankylä, writes novels in the "Finnish Weird" style, a style that unites Finnish writers who have turned down the realistic tradition. Her debut novel Not Before Sundown was awarded the Finlandia Literature Prize.
Aug 4, 2021 · Johanna Sinisalo is a pioneer of the Finnish Weird. Her debut novel Not Before Sundown (2000, translated 2003) won the prestigious Finlandia prize in her native Finnish and won the James Tiptree, Jr Award on its translation into English.
