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Sinikka Laine

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Sinikka Laine
Born (1945-10-17) 17 October 1945 (age 78)
Riihimäki, Finland
OccupationAuthor, Novelist
NationalityFinnish

Sinikka Laine-Törmänen (born 17 October 1945) is a Finnish author primarily of young adult fiction.[1] Her first novel Ohari was published in 1982.[2]

Laine has won many literary awards and her novel Tyttö tuulesta, poika pimeästä (1986) won the Finnish state literature award (Finnish: Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto).

Laine was born in Riihimäki, but lives and works in Oulu. She is married to artist Veikko Törmänen.

Works

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Novels

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  • Ohari, WSOY 1982. ISBN 951-0-11369-7
  • Ei kenenkään, ei koskaan, WSOY 1984. ISBN 951-0-12189-4
  • Tyttö tuulesta, poika pimeästä, WSOY 1986. ISBN 951-0-13861-4
  • Silkkiuikku, WSOY 1988 (as Danish translation: Sommerpigen, 1990) ISBN 951-0-15266-8 (Danish translation: ISBN 87-00-69234-4)
  • Sininen ruoho, WSOY 1990, ISBN 951-0-16616-2
  • Jos et pelkää pimeää, WSOY 1991. ISBN 951-0-17070-4
  • Töyhtö, WSOY 1992. ISBN 951-0-18245-1
  • Myrtti, yhden talven tyttö, WSOY 1994. ISBN 951-0-19020-9
  • Kuujuhla, WSOY 1995. ISBN 951-0-20404-8
  • Hyvästi, valkoinen, WSOY 1996. ISBN 951-0-20654-7

Short stories

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  • Sata munkkipossua in Sanojen portille lyhyesti (Edited by Asko Martinheimo), WSOY 1986
  • Taiteilijaelämää, Kaltio 4 / 2003

References

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  1. ^ Books from Finland. Helsinki University Library. 1996.
  2. ^ Laine, Sinikka (1982). Ohari (in Finnish). WSOY. ISBN 978-951-0-11369-1.