Sofi Oksanen

Finnish Estonian novelist, librettist, and playwright Sofi Oksanen is one of the most awarded literary authors of northern Europe. Her books have been translated into more than forty-six languages and sold over two million copies. Called a “literary phenomenon” by the Times (London), Oksanen has, since making her international breakthrough with Purge, continued to weave historical and contemporary issues into her work through increasingly imaginative and affecting ways. Her most recent work is Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women. She currently resides in Helsinki.