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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. As her hobbies ...
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.
Jan 1, 2001 · 5,425 ratings593 reviews. Everyone has their rough nights, but things have clearly taken a turn for the surreal when Angel, a young photographer, finds a group of drunken teenagers in the courtyard of his apartment building, taunting a young troll.
Johanna Sinisalo has 61 books on Goodreads with 42224 ratings. Johanna Sinisalo’s most popular book is Troll: A Love Story.
Jan 8, 2016 · 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.
Johanna Sinisalo is the author of the novels Troll: A Love Story, Birdbrain, and The Blood of Angels. Praised by readers and critics alike, she has won several literary prizes, among them the Finlandia Prize and the James Triptree Jr. Award. Her works have been translated into nineteen languages.
