Purge sofi oksanen born january 7, 1977 is a finnish writer and playwright. Scena theatre imports purge by the gothic finn, sofi. The purge is pivotal for the family at the centre of her story, but oksanen also moves beyond the bitter dilemmas of collusion and resistance to deal with the more private horror of sexual violence. Puhdistus is a novel by finnishestonian writer sofi oksanen, which has been translated into thirtyeight languages. In 2010 she won the nordic councils literature prize for her third novel originally a play, puhdistus purge. I would highly recommend this book and her other book i have read when the doves disappeared. Sofi oksanens the dog park has now been sold to 20 territories. The story of estonias long occupation underpins a sprawling tale of sex trafficking, abuse and betrayal, writes maya. It paids such a vivid picture that it is alive in your mind as you listen. She has published five novels, of which purge has gained the widest recognition. Sofi oksanen s bestselling novel purge is a chilling drama of two generations of women. Its deservedly won several awards, but i first knew about it after recently watching a brief clip of sofi oksanen from the 2010 louisiana literature festival in denmark. Purge puhdistus by sofi oksanen alternative finland.
Review of scandinavian thriller purge by sofi oksanen. Although purge is not a comfortable book to read, it is a terribly gratifying journey through time and space. Aliide truu, the warped murderess and tragic victim at the center of sofi oksansens astoundingly ambitious novel purge, is an elderly woman. Oksanens third finnishlanguage novel, purge was published in 2008 and is based upon her original play of the same name, staged at the finnish national theatre in 2007. Through its structure, some fairly good characters, and a well defined style, the novel is fairly easy to read despite its dark topical undertows. A novel kindle edition by oksanen, sofi, lola rogers. She has received numerous prizes for her work, including the swedish academy nordic prize, the prix femina, the budapest grand prize, the european book prize, and the nordic council literature prize. She is a writer and producer, known for baby jane 2019, puhdistus 2012 and tyhjio 2018. Set in the occupied estonia of the 1940s and again in the same country fifty years later, the novel grapples with the realities of a new europe. Purge audiobook by sofi oksanen, lola rogers translator. The dark history in sofi oksanens writing nordic womens. Jul 22, 2012 i came to this bestselling novel quite late in the day as its been available as an english translation for 2 years. Norma in an interesting mixture of social awareness, fantasy, and detective novel from the internationally brightest star of the finnish literary field, sofi oksanen. Sofi oksanen establishes herself as one the most important voices of her generation with this intricately woven tale, whose stakes are almost unbearably high from the first page to the last.
Sofi oksanen was born in finland to a finnish father and an estonian mother. An international sensation, sofi oksanen s awardwinning novel purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. An international sensation, sofi oksanens awardwinning novel purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. Purge sofi oksanen translated from the finnish by lola rogers black cat a paperback original imprint of groveatlantic, inc. Born in finland in 1977, to a finnish father and an estonian mother, she writes in finnish but calls herself a finnishestonian writer.
Purge by sofi oksanen in novel, escaping the soviet legacy finnishestonian novelist sofi oksanen uses a newly formed bond between an escaped russian sex slave and a solitary. Sofi oksanens bestselling novel purge is a chilling drama of two generations of women. The corruption of the east meets and feeds the greed of the west, and at this intersection stand two women. Sofi oksanen, purge sofi oksanen ap jenna lifhitsoctober 18, 2015 5. Sofi oksanen is a thirtytwoyearold finnishestonian novelist and playwright. Apr, 2010 purge by sofi oksanen by emma garman aliide truu, the warped murderess and tragic victim at the center of sofi oksansens astoundingly ambitious novel purge, is an elderly woman when we meet her in the opening chapter.
This book is about peasant people who are struggling to survive the pressures of occupation and the break down of law and order. Then the arrival of the young russian zara forces her to confront. Purge is her first novel to appear in english, and the first novel to win finlands two most prestigious literary awards, the finlandia and the runeberg. The pulse and density of the piece is reminiscent of a thriller, and as the evening progresses, the pace of the play accelerates. Sofi oksanen born january 7, 1977 is a finnish writer and playwright.
Set in 1992, only three years removed from the joyful optimism undammed by the demolition of the berlin wall, purge burns through the mists to show how decades of debasement have twisted society in the former ussr into one characterized by crime and cruelty. Sofi oksanen biography, husband, books, film and purge. As a declared feminist, she speaks openly about mens violence against women and putins rule in russia. Ikaantynyt aliide truu asuu yksin taloaan viron maaseudulla. Review of scandinavian thriller purge by sofi oksanen share with her first novel, stalinin lehmat, stalins cows, 2003, finnishestonian writer sofi oksanen was catapulted into the elite of young finnish literary authors. Oksanen has published five novels, of which purge has gained the widest recognition. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the early 90s aliide is an old woman living on her estonian farm. Purge is a fiercely compelling and damning novel about the corrosive effects of shame, and of life in a time and place where to survive is to be implicated. An international sensation, sofi oksanens awardwinning novel purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts. Login register for bookmarks and favorites home series archive. Some of purge is so disturbing that when finnish playwright and novelist sofi oksanen read from it at the pen festival in new york last. A large part of purge is presented practically as a chamberpiece perhaps because the material was first used by oksanen in a play of the same name, with scenes from both the nearpresent the early 1990s and decades earlier all set some claustrophobically so in and around a house, an isolated little island.
May 01, 2011 sofi oksanen is a very gifted writer and has opened up estonias history during a troubled past. In sofi oksanens novel, granddaughter zara becomes intrigued by this nocturnal speech and learns the outlandishseeming tongue of. Buy sofi oksanen ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Sofi oksanen is a finnishestonian novelist and playwright.
She was born and raised in jyvaskyla in central finland in january 7, 1977, her father is a finnish electrician, her mother an estonian engineer. Personnage apparemment sulfureux et brillant, sofi oksannen livre ici. Sofi oksanen s first play purge, which unveils the recent history of estonia, is the theater event of the season. In sofi oksanens the dog park, modernday helsinki intertwines with the past of ukraines postsoviet independence. Would you be willing to try another book from sofi oksanen and lola rogers translator. Like purge, its theme is the occupation of estonia oksanen has a finnish father and an estonian. In sofi oksanen s novel, granddaughter zara becomes intrigued by this nocturnal speech and learns the outlandishseeming tongue of her own forebears. Sofi oksanens disturbing, riveting novel purge partly operates in opposition to that fog of forgetfulness. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading purge. Aug 20, 2010 t he title of this bestseller from sofi oksanen alludes to the mass deportation to stalins gulags of those estonians deemed to have collaborated during the 194144 german occupation. Oksanen s third finnishlanguage novel, purge was published in 2008 and is based upon her original play of the same name, staged at the finnish national theatre in 2007. May 03, 2010 an exclusive interview with international bestselling author, sofi oksanen, about her new award winning book purge and the challenges in exposing the tragic history behind life in. May 18, 20 sofi oksanen is an unusually ambitious storyteller with a firm grasp of the many seemingly loose threads she tosses out. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work.