Kaarina Goldberg

Kaarina Goldberg (2012)

Kaarina Goldberg (born January 28, 1956 ) is a Finnish writer and journalist living in Vienna .

She gained fame in Finland through her children's books Petokylän Ilona Ilves and Rämäpäinen robotti as well as through the comic strip Senni ja Safira , which appears in the newspaper Eläkeläiset . She is also a columnist for the Finnish gastronomy magazine Teema Nova .

In August 2010, her Senni ja Safira comic strips were published as a book by the Finnish Karisto publishing house - the first comic book in the company's 100-year history.

Life

Kaarina Goldberg has lived in Austria since 1985 , is married and has two sons. Her younger son, Felix Goldberg, is the author of the webcomic Everyday Blues. She is the aunt of the former Finnish politicians Irina Krohn and Minerva Krohn . In addition to her work as a writer, she runs a language services company.

Works

• Oukki doukki . Karisto, 1985, ISBN 951-23-2249-8 .
• Petokylän Ilona Ilves . Karisto, 1987, ISBN 951-23-2437-7 .
• Rämäpäinen robotti . Otava, 1995, ISBN 951-1-13480-9 .
• Senni ja Safira - Vanhuus ei tule yksin . Karisto, 2010, ISBN 978-951-23-5274-6 .
• Senni yes Safira - Kurtturuusut . Karisto, 2011, ISBN 978-951-23-5448-1 .
• Senni yes Safira - Teräsmuorit . Karisto, 2012, ISBN 978-951-23-5578-5 .

• Rukiista ruokaa - eläkeläisten tarinoita (illustration). Eläkeläiset ry, 2010, ISBN 978-952-92-6883-2 .
• Petra Rechberger: Billy is different (with illustrations by Kaarina Goldberg). Bayer Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-902814-68-5 .
• Voi vitsi, mica virus! . BoD, 2018, ISBN 978-9528003700 .

Web links

• Author information from Verlag Karisto (Finnish)
• "Senni ja Safira" - brief information (Finnish) (PDF; 166 kB)