Sinikka Laine
Sinikka Laine | |
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| Born | 17 October 1945 Riihimäki, Finland |
| Occupation | Author, Novelist |
| Nationality | Finnish |
Sinikka Laine-Törmänen (born 17 October 1945) is a Finnish author primarily of young adult fiction.[1] Her first novel Ohari was published in 1982.[2]
Laine has won many literary awards and her novel Tyttö tuulesta, poika pimeästä (1986) won the Finnish state literature award (Finnish: Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto).
Laine was born in Riihimäki, but lives and works in Oulu. She is married to artist Veikko Törmänen.
Works
Novels
- Ohari, WSOY 1982. ISBN 951-0-11369-7
- Ei kenenkään, ei koskaan, WSOY 1984. ISBN 951-0-12189-4
- Tyttö tuulesta, poika pimeästä, WSOY 1986. ISBN 951-0-13861-4
- Silkkiuikku, WSOY 1988 (as Danish translation: Sommerpigen, 1990) ISBN 951-0-15266-8 (Danish translation: ISBN 87-00-69234-4)
- Sininen ruoho, WSOY 1990, ISBN 951-0-16616-2
- Jos et pelkää pimeää, WSOY 1991. ISBN 951-0-17070-4
- Töyhtö, WSOY 1992. ISBN 951-0-18245-1
- Myrtti, yhden talven tyttö, WSOY 1994. ISBN 951-0-19020-9
- Kuujuhla, WSOY 1995. ISBN 951-0-20404-8
- Hyvästi, valkoinen, WSOY 1996. ISBN 951-0-20654-7
Short stories
- Sata munkkipossua in Sanojen portille lyhyesti (Edited by Asko Martinheimo), WSOY 1986
- Taiteilijaelämää, Kaltio 4 / 2003
References
- ^ Books from Finland. Helsinki University Library. 1996.
- ^ Laine, Sinikka (1982). Ohari (in Finnish). WSOY. ISBN 978-951-0-11369-1.
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