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Iida Rauma

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Iida Rauma

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1984
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Finnish
Residence History
Turku

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2011-

Education

Faculty of Political Science
Country: Finland
Studied political science at university

Awards

Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
2011
Work: The Book of Disappearances
Organization: Helsingin Sanomat
Result: ノミネート
EU Prize for Literature
2015
Work: Of Sex and Mathematics
Organization: EU Prize for Literature
Result: ノミネート
Kalevi Jäntti Prize
2015
Work: Of Sex and Mathematics
Organization: Kalevi Jäntti Foundation
Result: 受賞
Torch-Bearer Prize
2015
Work: Of Sex and Mathematics
Result: 受賞
Finlandia Prize
Work: Destruction
Result: 受賞
Runeberg Prize
Work: Destruction
Result: ノミネート
EU Prize for Literature (special mention)
Work: Destruction
Organization: EU Prize for Literature
Result: 特別言及

Awards & Nominations

Finlandia Prize 1 appearances
  1. Work: Hävitys – tapauskertomus

    Tracing violence at a suburban school and wounds buried in family memory, the novel searches for language inside a damaged world. It is an urgent book in which anger and mourning keep colliding.

    Can language still reach anyone in a broken world?

    400 pages
    school violencefamily memoryangermourningsocial collapse

Works

Major Works

The Book of Disappearances

2011 Novel

A novel dealing with disappearance of existence and changing relationships, with a near short-story collection feel.

disappearanceidentityrelationships

Of Sex and Mathematics

2015 Novel

A provocative novel using sex and mathematics as motifs to portray human relationships and misalignments of logic.

sexual relationshipslogic vs emotionsocial norms

Destruction

Novel

A novel themed on destruction and rebirth, dealing with social and personal losses.

destructionrebirthloss

Bibliography

  • The Book of Disappearances (2011)
  • Of Sex and Mathematics (2015)
  • Destruction

Style & Themes

Literary Style
contemporary prosepsychological emphasismetaphor and dispassionate observation
Recurring Motifs
disappearancebreakdown of relationshipsmathematical/logical motifs

Legacy

Considered a notable contemporary Finnish writer; has been recognized by several major literary prizes.

Trivia

  • Born in 1984
  • Lives in Turku
  • Studied political science at university
  • Has published three novels