Raija Siekkinen
Raija Siekkinen (pronounced Ri-a) (11 February 1953 – 7 February 2004) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1998.
Raija Siekkinen
- Born
- 1953 · Kotka.
- Died
- 2004 · Kotka.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- writer · librarian
- Fields
- literature
- Honours
- Kalevi Jäntti Award · Eino Leino Prize · Runeberg Prize
- Languages
- Finnish
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Raija Siekkinen (pronounced Ri-a) (11 February 1953 – 7 February 2004) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1998.
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Siekkinen graduated from the University of Helsinki with a degree in literature and philosophy in 1981. Since 1978, she has published more than a dozen novels and children's books. She has also worked as a translator. Her first collection of short stories published in German, How Love Is Created, was published in Zurich in 2014.
Publications
• Talven tulo. Otava, Helsinki 1978. • Tuomitut. Otava, Helsinki 1982. • Eläman keskipste. Otava, Helsinki 1983. • Pieni valhe. Otava, Helsinki 1986. • Herra kuningas. Children's book. Illustrated by Hannu Taina. Otava, Helsinki 1986. • Tytö, puu yes peili. Children's book. Illustrated by Hannu Taina. Otava, Helsinki 1987. • Utelias fauni. Children's book. Otava, Helsinki 1988. • Saari. Otava, Helsinki 1988. • Jttiläi scale. Children's book. Otava, Helsinki 1991. • Kuinka rakkaus syntyy. Otava, Helsinki 1991. • Metallin maku. Otava, Helsinki 1992. • Häiriö maisemassa. Otava, Helsinki 1994. • Kaunis nimi. Otava, Helsinki 1996. • Se tapahtui täällja. Otava, Helsinki 1999. • Kallisti ostetut paivät. Otava Helsinki 2002. • Novellit. Otava, Helsinki 2007.
awards
• 1989: Honorary diploma, German Booksellers Association, Leipzig for Tyttö, puu ja peili. • 1993: Runeberg Prize for Metallin maku. • 1998: Eino Leino Prize.
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