Salla Simukka Explained

Salla Simukka
Birth Date:	16 June 1981
Birth Place:	Tampere
Occupation:	Author, translator, literary critic

Salla Simukka (born 16 June 1981) is a best-selling Finnish novelist, translator and literary critic, and winner of the Topelius Prize 2013 and the Finland Prize 2013. She is known for her young adult series The Snow White Trilogy, which was originally published in Finnish as the Lumikki Andersson trilogy.^[1]

Biography

Simukka was born in Tampere and showed an interest in writing at a young age. She completed her first book when she was 18 and has since written several novels in addition to translating foreign works into Finnish. As a critic, she has written reviews for Helsingin Sanomat and Hämeen Sanomat.^[2] She has also worked as an editor for the literary journal LUKUfiilis and as a scriptwriter for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.

Snow White Trilogy

Simukka came up with the idea for the Snow White Trilogy after visiting a bookstore in Germany and seeing a section for young adult thriller novels.^[3] She then realized that Finland did not have many novels that fit into the genre. Sony Pictures has shown an interest in adapting the series for film.^[4]

The series has been pitched as “Lisbeth Salander for a young adult audience.”

Awards

In 2013, Simukka received two awards: the Topelius Prize for the best Finnish youth novel (for Jäljellä (Without a Trace) and Toisaalla (Elsewhere); and the Finland Prize for a promising breakthrough.^[5]

Bibliography

The Snow White Trilogy

1. Punainen kuin veri (2013, published in English as As Red as Blood , 2014)^{[6] [7]}
2. Valkea kuin lumi (2014, published in English as As White as Snow, 2015)
3. Musta kuin eebenpuu (2014, published in English as As Black As Ebony, 2015)

Tapio ja Moona

1. Kipinä (2006)
2. Virhemarginaali (2007)
3. Takatalvi (2008)
4. Meno-paluu (2009)
5. Ylivalotus (2011)

Other work

• Kun enkelit katsovat muualle (2002)
• Minuuttivalssi (2004)
• Viimeiset (2005)
• Mummo marjassa: kolmannen vuosituhannen huonoimmat vitsit (2007, with Karo Hämäläinen, illustrated by Maria Heikkilä)
• Luokkakuva (2009, with Karo Hämäläinen)
• Jäljellä (2012)
• Toisaalla (2012)
• Sisarla (2016, translated to English as Sisterland)

As translator

• Elä, kuolet kumminkin – Mummojen ja pappojen viisauksia (2005)
• Ihon alla (2007)
• Megajätkä - Suuri salaisuus (2007)
• Uinuva uhka (2007)

External links

• The Snow White Trilogy website

Notes and References

1. Palotie. Laura. Can a Teen 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Put Finland on the YA Literary Map?. Publishers Weekly. 3 September 2015.
2. Web site: Author Salla Simukka. Wordpress-com. 27 January 2015 .
3. Web site: Menestyvä nuortenkirjailija Salla Simukka piipahti Valkeakoskella – poimi tästä Simukan lukuvinkit. Valkeakosken Sanomat. 3 September 2015.
4. Web site: Lehtonen. Veli-Pekka. Hakkeroidut viestit paljastavat: suomalainen kirjasarja kiinnostaa Hollywoodia. HS. 3 September 2015.
5. Web site: Salla Simukka. Elina Ahlback Literary Agency. 27 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618204032/http://www.ahlbackagency.com/aba_authors/simukka-salla/. 18 June 2015.
6. News: Pan Macmillan snaps up the 'Finnish Miss Marple' . The Independent. 25 November 2014. 27 January 2015 .
7. News: Feay. Suzi. ‘As Red As Blood’, by Salla Simukka. Financial Times. 3 September 2015.