Susanna Alakoski
Susanna Alakoski | |
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Born | Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski (1962-05-16) 16 May 1962 (age 62) Vaasa, Finland |
Occupation | novelist |
Period | 2006–present |
Notable works | Svinalängorna |
Spouse | Mats Söderlund (1990–present) |
Children | Jaana-Kristina Nilas Runa |
Website | |
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Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund (née Alakoski; born 16 May 1962) is a Swedish author, novelist and lecturer. She won the August Prize in 2006 for the novel Svinalängorna.[1] Svinalängorna was filmed in 2010 as Beyond. She researches gender issues and works as a social worker.
Biography
Born in 1962 in Vaasa, Finland, Alakoski is a Sweden Finn: her parents are Finnish and her mother tongue is Finnish, but she moved to Sweden with her family when she was four years old.[2] She spent her early life in the Fridhem area in Ystad, Sweden.[3] She studied to become a socionom and finished her degree at the age of 23.[4] In 1988, she studied writing at Skurups folkhögskola.[4] Between 1995 and 2003, she worked as a press secretary for the Vänsterpartiet politician Gudrun Schyman.[4]
In 2006, she released her debut novel Svinalängorna. It took the August Prize in 2006. The novel sold over 400,000 copies in Sweden and it has been made into a feature film with the English title of Beyond.[5]
In 2010, she released her second novel, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset.[6] In 2011, she released her first children's novel, Dagens Harri, which were followed by Guldfisken in 2012 and Dagens skräckis in 2013.[7] She published a diary, Oktober i Fattigsverige in 2012.[8]
She has also been editor for the anthologies Tala om klass, Lyckliga slut, and Fejkad orgasm[9]
Personal life
She is married to Mats Söderlund since 1990.[6] They have three children, Jaana-Kristina, Nilas, Runa.[4]
As of 2014[update], she lives in Stockholm.
Bibliography – a selection
- Svinalängorna (2006)
- Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset (2010)
- Dagens Harri (2011)
- Guldfisken (2012)
- Oktober i Fattigsverige (2012)
- Dagens skräckis (2013)
References
- ^ "Augustpriset genom åren". August Priset. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Rantanen, Janne (30 April 2021). ""Olen nähnyt, mitä köyhyys tekee ihmiselle" – Kirjailija Susanna Alakoski työsti pitkään "Suomi-kirjaansa", josta syntyi neliosainen työläissuvun naisten tarina". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Sveriges Radio. ""Svinalängorna" en storartad tidskildring". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Press" (PDF). Dagens Arbete.
- ^ "Beyond". Hepp Films. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Susanna Alakoski". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin.
- ^ "Dagens skräckis". Alfabeta. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Susanna Alakoski: "Oktober i Fattig-Sverige. Dagbok"". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Bibliografi". Susanna Alakoski. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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- 1989: Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist
- 1990: De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin
- 1991: Livets ax – Sven Delblanc
- 1992: Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström
- 1993: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman
- 1994: Synden – Björn Ranelid
- 1995: Sweetness – Torgny Lindgren
- 1996: The Sorrow Gondola – Tomas Tranströmer
- 1997: April Witch – Majgull Axelsson
- 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström
- 1999: The Visit of the Royal Physician – Per Olov Enquist
- 2000: Popular Music from Vittula – Mikael Niemi
- 2001: Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt
- 2002: The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot – Carl-Johan Vallgren
- 2003: Lottery Scratchcards – Kerstin Ekman
- 2004: Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson
- 2005: The American Girl – Monika Fagerholm
- 2006: Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski
- 2007: Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark
- 2008: Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist
- 2009: The Emperor of Lies – Steve Sem-Sandberg
- 2010: Spill. En damroman – Sigrid Combüchen
- 2011: Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed
- 2012: A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg
- 2013: Wilful Disregard – Lena Andersson
- 2014: Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg
- 2015: Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri
- 2016: De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff
- 2017: De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru
- 2018: Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson
- 2019: Osebol – Marit Kapla
- 2020: Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren
- 2021: Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed
- 2022: Detaljerna – Ia Genberg