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Alexandra Salmela (née Balážová; born 7 November 1980 in Bratislava) is a Slovak author, best known for her Finnish novel 27 eli kuolema tekee taiteilijan (2010), for which she won a Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize, and was nominated for a Finlandia Prize. In 2013, Salmela published the storybook Giraffe Mum and Other Silly Adults. The book was also published simultaneously in Slovakia. It was nominated for the Arvid Lydecken Prize. Salmela's second novel, The Antihero, was published in September 2015.

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  1. "Alexandra Salmela". Literárne informačné centrum (in Slovak). Slovak Ministry of Culture. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. Heikkinen, Anu (March 23, 2015). "Kirjailija kielen rajoilla V". Valomerkki.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "Helsingin Sanomien kirjallisuuspalkinto Alexandra Salmelalle". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. "Alexandra Salmela sai Kaiharin kulttuuripalkinnon". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. "Alexandra Salmela: 27 eli kuolema tekee taiteilijan". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. "Topelius- ja Lydecken-palkintoehdokkaat 2014 valittu". Kirjasampo.fi. 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. "Antisankari". Teos. Retrieved 2015-09-09.


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