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Johanna Sinisalo
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. An important figure in the Finnish science fiction scene in the late 1980s and early '90s (winning a rare back-to-back collection of Atorox Awards for short fiction in the genre), she was also the first Finnish science fiction writer to make a mainstream breakthrough by breaking genre barriers. Fiction Sinisalo was awarded the Finlandia Prize for literature in 2000 for her first novel, '' Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi'' (translated as ''Not Before Sundown'' in 2003 and again as ''Troll — A Love Story'' in 2004 for the American market). The novel has been translated into several languages. Movie rights were acquired by Carter Smith in 2006. An English translation of ''Linnunaivot'' was published in 2010 by Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sodankylä
Sodankylä (; sme, Soađegilli ; smn, Suáđigil; sms, Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 ( E63) and along Highway 4 ( E75). The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. The municipality has a population of , () which makes it the fourth largest municipality in Lapland after Rovaniemi, Tornio and Kemi, and at the same time the largest municipality in population that does not use the title of city or town. It covers an area of of which is water, making it the second largest municipality in Finland in terms of area, right after its neighboring municipality of Inari. The population density is . Sodankylä has an airfield. Also, one of EISCAT's scientific radar receiver stations is located outside Sodank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Core Of The Sun
''The Core of the Sun'' is a "Finnish weird" novel by Johanna Sinisalo, originally published in 2013 with the title ''Auringon ydin''. It was translated into English by Lola Rogers in 2016. It follows a young, misunderstood woman in the Eusistocratic Republic of Finland, seeking her missing sister, Manna, and her next fix of illegal chiles—by any means necessary. The novel's structure is unique, switching between the perspective of Vanna and another character, Jare, as well as Vanna's letters to her sister, and various definitions, acts of legislation, and other background information. ''The Core of the Sun'' won the 2017 Prometheus award for Best Novel. Plot summary The Eusistocratic Republic of Finland holds their citizens' health above all else, even to an extreme measure. Men and women deemed unfit ("minus men" and "neuterwomen", or "morlocks"; as opposed to the acceptable "mascos" and "femiwomen", or "eloi") are not allowed to reproduce or participate fully in society. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toinen Todellisuus
"Toinen" ( en, Another One) is a Finnish-language song by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen, released in Finland on 3 December 2007 by Warner Music Group. The first promotional single from her debut album ''Ihmisten edessä ''Ihmisten edessä'' ( en, In Front of People) is the debut studio album by Finland, Finnish Pop music, pop singer, Jenni Vartiainen. The Finnish language, Finnish-language album was released digitally on 5 September 2007, with the physical relea ...'', the song peaked at number 13 on the Finnish Singles Chart in early 2008. The song appeared also on the soundtrack album of the 2007 movie '' Sooloilua''. Track listing *Digital download Charts References 2007 songs Jenni Vartiainen songs Finnish-language songs Songs written by Jukka Immonen Warner Music Finland singles {{2000s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grove Atlantic
Grove Atlantic, Inc. is an American independent publisher, based in New York City. Formerly styled "Grove/Atlantic, Inc.", it was created in 1993 by the merger of Grove Press and Atlantic Monthly Press. As of 2018 Grove Atlantic calls itself "An Independent Literary Publisher Since 1917". That refers to the official date Atlantic Monthly Press was established by the Boston magazine ''The Atlantic Monthly''. History and operations The company's imprints Grove Press, Atlantic Monthly Press, The Mysterious Press, and Black Cat (as of October 2018) publish literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and translations. Former imprints include Canongate U.S. and Open City. Its authors include Donna Leon, Kathy Acker, Samuel Beckett, Mark Bowden, William S. Burroughs, Frantz Fanon, Richard Ford, Charles Frazier, Jay McInerney, Jim Harrison, Henry Miller, Kenzaburō Ōe, Harold Pinter, Kay Ryan, John Kennedy Toole, and Jeanette Winterson. In 1990 the imprint Atlantic Monthly Press was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
