Susanna Alakoski
Born (1962-05-16) 16 May 1962
Vaasa, Finland
Occupationnovelist
Period2006–present
Notable worksSvinalängorna
SpouseMats Söderlund (1990–present)
ChildrenJaana-Kristina
Nilas
Runa
Website
susannaalakoski.se

Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund, née Alakoski, (born 16 May 1962 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Sweden-Finn 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

Alakoski was born in 1962 in Vaasa, Finland and spent her early life in the Fridhem area in Ystad, Sweden.[2] She studied to become a socionom and finished her degree at the age of 23.[3] In 1988, she studied writing at Skurups folkhögskola.[3] Between 1995 and 2003, she worked as a press secretary for the Vänsterpartiet politician Gudrun Schyman.[3]

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.[4]

In 2010, she released her second novel, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset.[5] In 2011, she released her first children's novel, Dagens Harri, which were followed by Guldfisken in 2012 and Dagens skräckis in 2013.[6] She published a diary, Oktober i Fattigsverige in 2012.[7]

She has also been editor for the anthologies Tala om klass, Lyckliga slut, and Fejkad orgasm[8]

Personal life

She is married to Mats Söderlund since 1990.[5] They have three children, Jaana-Kristina, Nilas, Runa.[3]

As of 2014, 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

  1. ↑ "Augustpriset genom åren". August Priset. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Sveriges Radio. ""Svinalängorna" en storartad tidskildring". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Press" (PDF). Dagens Arbete.
  4. ↑ "Beyond". Hepp Films. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Susanna Alakoski". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin.
  6. ↑ "Dagens skräckis". Alfabeta. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Susanna Alakoski: "Oktober i Fattig-Sverige. Dagbok"". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bibliografi". Susanna Alakoski. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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