Karen Anne Buljo
Karen Anne Buljo (born July 1, 1964 in Máze , Kautokeino municipality ) is a Sami - Norwegian writer and poet .
Buljo writes books for children and young people in the North Sami language . She has also published a travelogue, poems and teaching material. The results of their work also include a radio play for children and adults as well as a North Sami language course with a book and compact disc (CD).
Together with other artists, Buljo practices the singing art of joiking . For children she has published the CD Áfruvvá with joiks by the Sámi who live on the coast . Buljo's children's book Áfruvvá - Havfruen is based on a Sámi legend . It's about a girl who hears the joik of the sea and becomes a mermaid .
Her volume of poetry, Šiellaspeajal , was nominated for the Nordic Council Children's Book Prize in 2019 .
Works (selection)
- As a writer
- Dille - din tur . Vox, 2001.
- Ábifruvvá . Joik (CD), Iđut, 2006.
- Pelle Njoammil . Drama. Davvi Girji, 2007.
- Stephen Borrough . Children's book. Davvi Girji, 2008.
- Kristoffer yes Lálla . Youth book. Iut, 2010.
- Áfruvvá - Havfruen . Children's book. Iut, 2011.
- Nieidagorži - Pikefossen . Children's book. Iut, 2011.
- With Hege Jensen: På vei til de åtte årstider land - solas og vindens folk / Beaivváža ja biekka olbmot . Northern Sami language course, with CD. 2014.
- Šiellaspeajal . Poetry book for children. Davvi Girji, 2018.
- Guovssu guovssahasat . Children's book. Davvi Girji, 2019.
Web links
- forfatterkatalogen.no: Karen Anne Buljo . (Norwegian)
- Karen Anne Buljo in the norske leksikon store
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sámi Books. Foreign Rights - Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 . Sámi lágádus- ja aviisasearvi, 2019. pp. 6, 10, 13.
- ↑ Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: TRADITIONAL SAMISH JOIK AND JOIK-LYRIK . (accessed on October 24, 2019)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buljo, Karen Anne |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sami-Norwegian writer and poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Masi |