Karen Anne Buljo

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Karen Anne Buljo (2019)

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

Commons : Karen Anne Buljo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sámi Books. Foreign Rights - Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 . Sámi lágádus- ja aviisasearvi, 2019. pp. 6, 10, 13.
  2. ↑ Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: TRADITIONAL SAMISH JOIK AND JOIK-LYRIK . (accessed on October 24, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Buljo, Karen Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sami-Norwegian writer and poet
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Masi