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Susanna Alakoski
Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund, née Alakoski, (born 16May 1962 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Sweden Finns, Sweden-Finn author, Novelist and lecturer. She won the August Prize in 2006 for the novel ''Svinalängorna (novel), Svinalängorna''. ''Svinalängorna (novel), Svinalängorna'' was filmed in 2010 as ''Beyond (2010 film), Beyond''. She researches gender issues and works as a social worker. Biography Alakoski was born in 1962 in Vaasa, Finland and spent her early life in the Fridhem, Malmö, Fridhem area in Ystad, Sweden. She studied to become a socionom and finished her degree at the age of 23. In 1988, she studied writing at Skurups folkhögskola. Between 1995 and 2003, she worked as a press secretary for the Vänsterpartiet politician Gudrun Schyman. In 2006, she released her debut novel ''Svinalängorna''. It took the August Prize in 2006. The novel sold over 400,000 copies in Sweden and it has been made into a feature film with the English title of ''Beyond''. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),Vaasa oli ennen Nikolainkaupunki ja Aurinkolahti Mustalahti – paikannimiä ei kuitenkaan pidä muuttaa heppoisin perustein – '''' (in Finnish) is a city on the west coast of . It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
