Leif Salmén Explained
| Leif Salmén |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki |
| Death Place: | Helsinki |
| Occupation: | Journalist, author |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Nationality: | Finnish |
| Genres: | Poetry, essays |
| Years Active: | 1976–2017 |
Leif Henry Salmén (19 January 1952 Helsinki – 19 November 2019 Helsinki[1]) was a Finnish author, journalist and poet.
Career
Salmén studied at Helsinki University with philosophy as his major between 1971 and 1976.[2] He was a member of the Communist Party of Finland from the 1970s until mid-1980s. Salmén was a Taistoist.
Salmén was a TV journalist working for Yleisradio from 1976 to 1989.[2] He was among the best-known media personalities in Finland in the 1980s because of his rapid-fire interviews and uncompromised grilling of politicians and the elite.[3]
After that Salmén worked as a columnist, essayist and a poet. Several of his books were translated into Finnish. Among other honours, Salmén received the Eino Leino Prize in 2013.
Works
- Vår korta stund tillsammans. Söderström, 1976
- Att varje dag. Söderström, 1978
- Begäret. Söderström, 1980
- Dans och tystnad. Söderström, 1982
- Finländsk bokföring: Dagbok från tredje republiken. Söderström, 1983
- Ikon. Söderström, 1986
- Vintermonolog: Dagbok från tredje republiken. Söderström, 1987
- Duvorna på Plaza Real. Söderström, 1990
- Livet i förorten. Söderström, 1992
- Fjärde republiken: Oregelbundna anteckningar. Söderström, 1994
- Men Marx menade motsatsen. Söderström, 1996
- Promenader i Leninparken. Söderström, 2000
- Palatset vid Bosporen: Essäer. Söderström, 2005
- Ner från Akropolis. Söderström, 2008
- Den underjordiska moskén. Schildts & Söderströms, 2013
- Det orientaliska rummet. Förlaget, 2017
Notes and References
- Web site: Leif Salmén har avlidit . Svenska Yle . 2 December 2020.
- Web site: Leif Salmén . University of Helsinki . 375 Humanists . 8 July 2015 . 2 December 2020.
- http://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=9680 Salmen, Leif
