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.
Susanna Alakoski | |
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| Born | Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski 16 May 1962 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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Biography
editBorn 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
editShe 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
edit- Svinalängorna (2006)
- Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset (2010)
- Dagens Harri (2011)
- Guldfisken (2012)
- Oktober i Fattigsverige (2012)
- Dagens skräckis (2013)
References
edit- ^ "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.