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Riikka Leinonen

リーッカ・レイノネン

Riikka Leinonen

Career

Occupations
writer

Awards & Nominations

Finlandia Prize 1 appearances
  1. Work: Suuri valhe vammaisuudesta

    The book reexamines assumptions about disability through both lived experience and the language society uses around it. Using familiar examples, it unpacks hidden premises in an accessible nonfiction style.

    The assumptions that look most ordinary are often the ones most worth questioning.

    400 pages
    disabilitysocial assumptionslived experienceaccessibilitynonfiction

Legacy

Finlandia Prize recipient. The award recognizes Finnish literary writers; local low-risk row has no existing-author candidates or duplicate-risk flags.