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| Based upon Oksanen’s original play '']'', which was staged at the ] in 2007, Oksanen’s third Finnish language literary novel ''Puhdistus'' was published in 2008.<ref>http://www.finlit.fi/fili/en/spotlight/sofi_oksanen.html</ref> The novel ranked number one on the bestseller list for fiction in Finland<ref>http://www.wsoy.fi/sofioksanen/puhdistus/</ref> and Estonia<ref name='err1'/> The novel subsequently won the ] (2008), the ] (2009) and the ]<ref>http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/sofi-oksanen-has-won-the-nordic-council-literature-prize-2010?set_language=en</ref> (2010). | Based upon Oksanen’s original play '']'', which was staged at the ] in 2007, Oksanen’s third Finnish language literary novel ''Puhdistus'' was published in 2008.<ref>http://www.finlit.fi/fili/en/spotlight/sofi_oksanen.html</ref> The novel ranked number one on the bestseller list for fiction in Finland<ref>http://www.wsoy.fi/sofioksanen/puhdistus/</ref> and Estonia<ref name='err1'/> The novel subsequently won the ] (2008), the ] (2009) and the ]<ref>http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/sofi-oksanen-has-won-the-nordic-council-literature-prize-2010?set_language=en</ref> (2010). | ||
| The novel won the ] prize in 2010, selected from some 300 works published in ] amid positive reviews by French critics, it was the first time the prize had been awarded to a foreigner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sofi Oksanen's 'Purge' Wins Fnac Prize |author= |newspaper=ERR News |date=19.08.2010 |url=http://news.err.ee/culture/f677a217-ce9e-4b0d-8951-b7f41eae6edb |accessdate=05.09.2010}} |
The novel won the ] prize in 2010, selected from some 300 works published in ] amid positive reviews by French critics, it was the first time the prize had been awarded to a foreigner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sofi Oksanen's 'Purge' Wins Fnac Prize |author= |newspaper=ERR News |date=19.08.2010 |url=http://news.err.ee/culture/f677a217-ce9e-4b0d-8951-b7f41eae6edb |accessdate=05.09.2010}} — {{cite news |title=Prix du roman Fnac à "Purge" de la Finlandaise Sofi Oksanen |author= |newspaper=AFP |date=17 août 2010 |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jdPLjzDmWOjqqc5PBlT_YVYIicbQ |accessdate=05.09.2010}}</ref> The best selling novel is set to become a film in 2012, to be produced by ],<ref name='err1'>{{cite news |title=Oksanen's 'Purge' Set to Become Film |author= |newspaper=ERR News |date=24.08.2010 |url=http://news.err.ee/culture/7c0a95eb-90f7-4f00-9649-ecee6319da55 |accessdate=05.09.2010}}</ref> and an opera, to becomposed by ].<ref></ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Author | Sofi Oksanen |
|---|---|
| Original title | Puhdistus |
| Translator | Lola Rogers |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Publication date | April 2010 |
| Publication place | Finland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback; Paperback) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 0802170773 |
Purge is English language version of Sofi Oksanen’s best selling award-winning novel Puhdistus, published in twenty six languages. It is a story of two women forced to confront by their own dark pasts, of collusion and resistance, of rape and sexual slavery set against the backdrop of the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
Based upon Oksanen’s original play Puhdistus, which was staged at the Finnish National Theatre in 2007, Oksanen’s third Finnish language literary novel Puhdistus was published in 2008. The novel ranked number one on the bestseller list for fiction in Finland and Estonia The novel subsequently won the Finlandia Prize (2008), the Runeberg Prize (2009) and the Nordic Council Literature Prize (2010).
The novel won the Fnac prize in 2010, selected from some 300 works published in France amid positive reviews by French critics, it was the first time the prize had been awarded to a foreigner. The best selling novel is set to become a film in 2012, to be produced by Markus Selin, and an opera, to becomposed by Jüri Reinvere.
References
- Maya Jaggi (21 August 2010). "Purge by Sofi Oksanen". The Guardian. Retrieved 05.09.2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Paul Binding (27 August 2010). "Purge, By Sofi Oksanen, trans. Lola Rogers". The Independent. Retrieved 05.09.2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - http://www.finlit.fi/fili/en/spotlight/sofi_oksanen.html
- http://www.wsoy.fi/sofioksanen/puhdistus/
- ^ "Oksanen's 'Purge' Set to Become Film". ERR News. 24.08.2010. Retrieved 05.09.2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/sofi-oksanen-has-won-the-nordic-council-literature-prize-2010?set_language=en
- "Sofi Oksanen's 'Purge' Wins Fnac Prize". ERR News. 19.08.2010. Retrieved 05.09.2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) — "Prix du roman Fnac à "Purge" de la Finlandaise Sofi Oksanen". AFP. 17 août 2010. Retrieved 05.09.2010.{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - Helsingin Sanomat, 2010-09-22
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