Selja Ahava
Selja Ahava (born July 8, 1974 in Finland ) is a Finnish author .
Life
Ahava studied dramaturgy at the Helsinki Theater Academy until 2001 . She subsequently lived in London for five years before returning to Finland. She wrote scripts for feature films and television series and was the author of audio books and in 2010 her first novel Eksyneen muistikirja , which was also published in German in 2014. For things that fall from the sky ( Taivaalta tippuvat asiat ) she was one of twelve authors to receive the European Union Literature Prize in 2016 .
Ahava lives with her family in Porvoo on the Gulf of Finland .
Publications
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Eksyneen muistikirja (The Day the Whale Swam through London). Gummerus, Helsinki 2010, ISBN 9789512087396 .
- German by Stefan Moster : The day a whale swam through London . Mareverlag, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-86648-182-4 .
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Taivaalta tippuvat asiat (Things that Fall from the Sky). Gummerus, Helsinki 2015, ISBN 978-951-2098774 .
- German by Stefan Moster: Things that fall from the sky , Mareverlag, Hamburg 2017, ISBN 978-3866482425 .
- Ennen kuin mieheni katoaa (Before My Husband Disappears). Gummerus, Helsinki 2017, ISBN 9789512407071 .
Web links
- Publication Notice (Finnish)
- mareverlag
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahava, Selja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Finland |