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]

References

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


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