Finnish writer and playwright (born 1977)
Sofi Oksanen
Sofi Oksanen
Born Sofi-Elina Oksanen (1977-01-07 ) 7 January 1977 (age 48) Jyväskylä , Finland Occupation Writer Nationality Finnish Notable works Purge
Sofi-Elina Oksanen (born 7 January 1977) is aFinnish writer andplaywright . 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] Charles Dickens " and her work has often been compared toMargaret Atwood 's novels.[ 2]
Early years and education [ edit ] Sofi-Elina Oksanen was born inJyväskylä in central Finland, where she grew up in theHalssila district .[ 3] Finnish electrician. Her mother is anEstonian engineer who grew up inEstonia during theSoviet occupation and through marriage was able to move to Finland in the 1970s.[ 4] University of Jyväskylä andUniversity of Helsinki and later drama at theFinnish Theatre Academy inHelsinki .[ 5]
Sofi Oksanen, Vienna 2022 Oksanen's first play "Purge" (Puhdistus ) was staged at theFinnish National Theatre in 2007. From out of the play grew Oksanen's third novel "Purge " (2008).[ 6] [ 7]
The play "Purge'" had its American première atLa MaMa Experimental Theatre Club , inNew York City , on 10 February 2011. The text was translated byEva Buchwald and the production was directed byZishan Ugurlu .[ 8]
From October 2011, the play was produced in 15 countries, with productions in Norway, France, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Iceland,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Arcola Theatre from 22 February to 24 March with a new production directed byElgiva Field .[ 12] [ 13]
The novel has been adapted into a film – see"Purge" (2012) – directed byAntti Jokinen , selected as the Finnish entry for theBest Foreign Language Oscar at the85th Academy Awards .[ 14]
"Purge" was adapted into an opera, composed byJüri Reinvere , and it premiered atFinnish National Opera in 2012.[ 15]
Her novel "Baby Jane" has also been adapted into an opera "Baby Jane".[ 16] Markus Kärki .Helsingin Sanomat called it an opera event of the season.[ 17]
In 2012, Oksanen published a map of SovietGulag prison camps, drawn byNiilo Koljonen , in theNational Audiovisual Archive .[ 18]
Her fourth novel "When the Doves Disappeared" (Kun kyyhkyset katosivat ) was published on 31 August 2012 and it was the most sold Finnish novel of the year.[ 19] Tallinn during theNazi German occupation of Estonia during World War II .[ 20]
The book was translated into English byLola Rogers : "When the Doves Disappeared: A novel". (Knopf, 2015.ISBN 978-0-385-35017-4 .)
Oksanen wrote alibretto forKaija Saariaho 's opera "Innocence ." The world premiere was scheduled for 2020 at theRoyal Opera House ,Covent Garden , inLondon , but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The opera had its world premiere on 3 July 2021 at theGrand Théâtre de Provence as part of theFestival d'Aix-en-Provence .[ 21] [ 22] Le Monde said it already has a place in the history of opera.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 23] [ 26] magazine "Transfuge" praised Oksanen's libretto for it remarkable format and chilling efficiency: "Each character has itsidentity , its language, its drama, its specter."[ 27] [ 28]
Oksanen has also written numerous articles published in international newspapers. The topics are often related tofreedom of speech ,women's rights , Russian politics, information war, immigration andFinlandization . In 2014,Die Welt published her article aboutinformation war from the point of view of formerEastern Bloc countries.[ 29]
Her novel, "Norma", translated byOwen F. Witesman , was published in English by Knopf in the US, Atlantic in the UK and House of Anansi in Canada.
Oksanen's novel "The Dog Park" came out in English in 2021 published by Knopf in the US, Atlantic in the UK and House of Anansi in Canada. The translator was Owen F. Witesman.
Two of her novels have been adapted into movies, "Purge" and "Baby Jane". The movie rights for "When the Doves Disappeared" and "Stalin 's Cows" have been acquired.[ 30]
Sofi Oksanen and her husband, Juha Korhonen, were married in 2011 in Helsinki.[ 31]
Novels Stalin's Cows (original titleStalinin lehmät , published in Finnish 2003) Baby Jane (original titleBaby Jane , published in Finnish 2005) Purge (original titlePuhdistus , published in Finnish 2008) When the Doves Disappeared (original titleKun Kyyhkyset katosivat , published in Finnish 2012) Norma (original titleNorma , published in Finnish 2015) The Dog Park (original title Koirapuisto, published in Finnish 2019) Plays The Blue-cheeked girls (original titleSiniposkiset tytöt , 2005)[ 32] Purge (original titlePuhdistus , the world premiere at the Finnish National Theatre, 2007)When the Doves Disappeared (original titleKun kyyhkyset katosivat , the world premiere at the Finnish National Theatre, 2013) I love you already (original titleRakastan sinua jo nyt , 2017)[ 33] Lyrics/Poems Too short skirt – tales from the kitchen (original titleLiian lyhyt hame - kertomuksia keittiöstä , 2011)[ 34] Libretto Innocence – opera by Kaija Saariaho, world premiere 2021 at the festival Aix-en-Provence Essays in English A Lion in a Cage, Eurozine, 19.5.2015[ 35] What's it like to write about Russia, 14.6.2016, UpNorth[ 36] Your silence will not protect you, 28.2.2018, UpNorth[ 37] My family knew all about iron curtain: it's vital to protect our right to speak out, The Guardian, 30.5.2018[ 38] A Soviet shadow looms over the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki, The Guardian, 11.7.2018[ 38] Social media can work as life insurance for Navalny, Found Me, 5.2.2021[ 39] Finlandia Prize , Finland, 2008The Kristiina of the year, Kristiina-institute, Finland, 2008[ 40] The Mika Waltari Award, Finland, 2008[ 41] [circular reference The Great Finnish Book Club Prize, Finland, 2008[ 42] The SSKK Recognition Award, Finland, 2008 The Kalevi Jäntti Award, Finland, 2008[ 43] Runeberg Prize , Finland, 2009[ 44] The Person of the Year,Postimees , Estonia, 2009[ 45] The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana , Estonia, 2010[ 46] Nordic Council Literature Prize [ 47] Puhdistus The Prix Femina Ètranger, France, 2010[ 48] The Prix du Roman FNAC, France, 2010[ 49] TheEuropean Book Prize , EU, 2010[ 50] The French Booksellers Prize, France, 2012[ 40] The Order of the Lion of Finland, the Pro Finlandia, Finland, 2012[ 51] The Budapest Grand Prize, Hungary, 2013 The Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, Sweden, 2013[ 52] Wolmar Schildt Award, Finland, 2015[ 53] Premio Salerno Libro d'Europa, Italy, 2015[ 54] Chevalier Medal of Honour by Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France, 2018[ 55] Nominations The Helsingin Sanomat Prize for the best debutant novel, Finland, 2003 Runeberg Prize, Finland, 2004[ 56] Prix Médicis, France, 2010[ 57] The Dublin International Literary Award (IMPAC), Ireland, 2012[ 58] The Dublin International Literary Award (IMPAC), Ireland, 2017[ 59] The Ambassador of Finnish Culture (The Culture Gala of the Century), Finland, 2017[ 60] The New Academy Prize in Literature, Sweden, 2018[ 61] Fedora Opera Prize, 2021[ 62] ^ "Sofi Oksanen" .Salomons Agency . Retrieved4 February 2017 .^ "Koirapuisto" .Salomonsson Agency . Retrieved2 July 2023 .^ Janhonen, Ulla (8 October 2015)."Sofi Oksasen rankka sukutausta: Isoisä metsäveli, isosetä ilmiantaja" .Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved11 December 2021 . ^ Katzer, Judith (2010)."Sofi Oksanen: Thin ice threatening to crack" .The International Writers Festival, Jerusalem . Haaretz. Retrieved4 February 2017 . ^ "TeaK" . Teak.fi. Retrieved23 March 2014 .^ Sihvonen, Lauri."A Body and a Blowfly" .Focus on Finnish Writers . Archived fromthe original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved12 November 2008 . ^ "Sofi Oksanen" . Archived fromthe original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved12 November 2008 .^ Helsingin Sanomat , 19 December 2010, p. C 1: "Kvartetti Euroopan kahtiajaosta" by Jukka Petäjä. —Purge at La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York Archived 2013-10-15 at theWayback Machine ^ "Þjóðleikhúsið" . Leikhusid.is. 27 October 2011. Archived fromthe original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved23 March 2014 .^ "Staatsschauspiel Hannover : Spielplan. REPERTOIRE A-Z > Fegefeuer" . Staatstheater-hannover.de. 26 January 2012. Archived fromthe original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved23 March 2014 .^ "Очищення" .^ "Purge" . Archived fromthe original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved28 October 2011 .^ "Purge" .^ Holdsworth, Nick (19 September 2012)."Finland picks 'Purge' for Oscar contest" .Variety . Reed Business Information. Retrieved19 September 2012 . ^ "Finnish National Opera to Bring 'Purge' to Stage" .yle . 2010. Retrieved4 February 2017 .^ "Baby Jane" .^ "Ooppera-arvostelu | Baby Jane on syksyn oopperatapaus, traaginen kuvaus läheisriippuvuudesta" . 24 October 2019.^ "GULAG - Vankileirien saaristo" . Gulag.fi. 4 December 2012. Retrieved23 March 2014 .^ "Sofi Oksasen Kun kyyhkyset katosivat oli viime vuoden myydyin kirja" .Like (in Finnish). 2013. Retrieved5 February 2017 .^ Sofi Oksanen and Luke Harding (18 April 2015)."Sofi Oksanen: 'We know about British colonialism. Russian colonialism is not well known' (Interview with subject) .The Guardian . Retrieved18 April 2015 .The novel's title refers to German soldiers who snared and ate pigeons in the Estonian capital, Tallinn ^ "Sofi Oksanen suostui monikielisyyteen – työstää oopperatekstin Kaija Saariahon pojan kanssa" .Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 21 January 2015. Retrieved4 February 2017 .^ Barone, Joshua (2 July 2021)."A Reigning Opera Composer Writes of Trauma and 'Innocence' .The New York Times . Retrieved5 July 2021 . ^a b "Opéra : à Aix-en-Provence, Kaija Saariaho se joue de " l'innocence " dans un chef-d'œuvre bouleversant" .Le Monde.fr . 5 July 2021.^ "À Aix-en-Provence, les envoûtants sortilèges d'hier et d'aujourd'hui" . 4 July 2021.^ "Un Fauteuil Pour l'Orchestre – le site de critiques théâtrales parisien » Innocence, opéra de Kaija Saariaho, mise en scène de Simon Stone, Grand Théâtre de Provence / Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence" .^ "Le choc d'" Innocence " à Aix-en-Provence" . 5 July 2021.^ "L'Innocence sublime à Aix" . 4 July 2021.^ Barone, Joshua (2 July 2021)."A Reigning Opera Composer Writes of Trauma and 'Innocence' .The New York Times . ^ Oksanen, Sofi (2014)."Wird der Westen Osteuropa wieder verraten?" .Die Welt (in German). Retrieved4 February 2017 . ^ "Sofi Oksanen" .^ "Sofi Oksanen meni naimisiin Seurasaaressa" . 8 August 2011.^ "Siniposkiset tytöt | Audio Areena" .^ Dürr, Anke (28 January 2017)."Wien Akademietheater: "Ein europäisches Abendmahl" - Rezension" .Der Spiegel . ^ "Liian lyhyt hame - Kertomuksia keittiöstä" .^ "A lion in a cage" .www.eurozine.com . 19 June 2015. Retrieved2 July 2023 .^ "Sofi Oksanen: What It's Like to Write about Russia" . 14 June 2016.^ "Sofi Oksanen: Your Silence Will Not Protect You" . 28 February 2017.^a b "The Soviet shadow that over the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki | Sofi Oksanen" .TheGuardian.com ^ "Sofi Oksanen: Social media can work as life insurance for Navalny" . 5 February 2021.^a b "Sofi Oksanen" .Salomonsson Agency . 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