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Pirkko Saisio

Finnish writer, dramatist, theatre director and actress. Her oeuvre is considered a classic of Finnish literature. Saisio was awarded the prestigious Finlandia Prize for Punainen erokirja (2003; Červená kniha loučení, Host 2025), the final instalment in the praised Helsinki Trilogy (Czech edition: Nejmenší společný násobek, Host 2024; Protisvětlo and Červená kniha loučení, Host 2025). In 2021 Saisio enchanted her readers with a historical epic Passio (Trýzeň, Host 2024). She is also a recipient of the Runeberg prize and the Vartio Award for her authorship and her life’s work. Jitka Hanušová and Michal Švec translate her books into Czech.
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 Pirkko Saisio

Guest program

Nordic Literary Evening

Book World Prague 2025

19:00 - 20:50

Skandinávský dům

Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

The traditional event with Nordic guests of the Book World Prague will offer in the first half of the evening a debate with authors Vigdis Hjorth and Moa...

Friday, 16. 5. 2025

Pirkko Saisio: Reality is the Sentence I am Writing

Book World Prague 2025

17:00 - 17:50

Nakladatelství Host, Skandinávský dům, Velvyslanectví Finska, Literární agentura FILI

Czech, Finnish

Meet Pirkko Saisio, a literary chameleon, a spellbinding narrator and a maestro of aphorisms. One of the most acknowledged and popular Finnish writers in a rare...

Saturday, 17. 5. 2025

Pirkko Saisio - autogramiáda

Book World Prague 2025

18:00 - 18:30

Skandinávský dům, Velvyslanectví Finska, Nakladatelství Host

Finská spisovatelka Pirkko Saisio bude podepisovat historický román "Trýzeň" a autofikční "Helsinskou trilogii" ("Nejmenší společný násobek", "Protisvětlo",...

Saturday, 17. 5. 2025