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Johanna Sinisalo

Johanna Sinisalo
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. Sinisalo’s books have been translated into about 20 languages. The Core of the Sun is her seventh novel.


Five Finnish Writers You Should Know

(Who Are Even Weirder Than Regular Finns)
January 8, 2016  By Johanna Sinisalo
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