About Salla Simukka
Born 1981. Salla Simukka is a Finnish writer, literary critic and translator.
Salla Simukka (born 16 June 1981) is a 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.
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. She has also worked as an editor for the literary journal LUKUfiilis and as a scriptwriter for the Finnish Broadcasting Company. She then realized that Finland did not have many novels that fit into the genre.
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Who is Salla Simukka?
Finnish writer
When was Salla Simukka born?
Salla Simukka was born on 16 June 1981 in Tampere.
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Salla Simukka is a writer, literary critic and translator.
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Salla Simukka is Finnish.
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