Alexandra Salmela Explained

Alexandra Salmela (née Balážová; born 7 November 1980 in Bratislava) is a Slovak author, best known for her Finnish novel 27 eli kuolema tekee taiteilijan (2010), for which she won a Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize, and was nominated for a Finlandia Prize.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2013, Salmela published the storybook Giraffe Mum and Other Silly Adults. The book was also published simultaneously in Slovakia. It was nominated for the Arvid Lydecken Prize. Salmela's second novel,[6] The Antihero, was published in September 2015.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexandra Salmela . Literárne informačné centrum . Slovak Ministry of Culture . 6 February 2022 . sk . 11 March 2019.
  2. News: Heikkinen . Anu . Kirjailija kielen rajoilla V . 6 February 2022 . Valomerkki.fi . March 23, 2015 . fi.
  3. News: Helsingin Sanomien kirjallisuuspalkinto Alexandra Salmelalle . 6 February 2022 . Yle Uutiset . 17 November 2010 . fi.
  4. News: Alexandra Salmela sai Kaiharin kulttuuripalkinnon . 6 February 2022 . Kaleva . fi.
  5. News: Alexandra Salmela: 27 eli kuolema tekee taiteilijan . 6 February 2022 . yle.fi . fi-FI.
  6. Web site: 2015-10-04. 2013-12-10. Topelius- ja Lydecken-palkintoehdokkaat 2014 valittu. Kirjasampo.fi.
  7. Web site: 2015-09-09. Teos. Antisankari.