Rosa Liksom (born Anni Ylävaara, Ylitornio, 7 January 1958) is a Finnish writer and artist. She studied anthropology and social sciences at the universities of Helsinki, Copenhagen and Moscow. She won the J. H. Erkko Award in 1985 for her debut novel Yhden yön pysäkki and the Finlandia Prize in 2011 for Hytti nro 6. Of these, the 2021 film version based on Hytti nro 6 was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and it won the Grand Prix.[2] In 2016, the French government appointed Liksom a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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Born | Anni Ylävaara (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958 (age 64) Ylitornio, Lapland, Finland |
Pen name | Rosa Liksom |
Nationality | Finnish |
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Period | 1985 - present |
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