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Zinaida Lindén

ジナイダ・リンデン

Zinaida Lindén

Aliases: Zinaida Vladimirovna Ushakova / Зинаида Владимировна Ушакова

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1963-12-29 (Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg))
Nationality
Finnish
Languages
Swedish, Russian
Residence History
Leningrad → Greater Helsinki (1991-1995) → Turku (1995-present) → Japan (1999-2000) → Saint Petersburg (frequent visits)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Prose writer, Publicist
Active Years
1996-2022
Influenced By
Andrei Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman

Education

Saint Petersburg State University
Philological Faculty / Swedish Language and Literature
Period: 1981-1986
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: Russia
Diploma in Swedish Language and Literature
Russian State Institute of Performing Arts
Theater, Music and Cinema
Country: Russia
Studied works of Andrei Tarkovsky and Ingmar Bergman

Awards

Runeberg Prize
2005
Work: I väntan på en jordbävning
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

I väntan på en jordbävning

2004 Novel
ImmigrationCultural clash

Bibliography

  • Överstinnan och syntetisatorn (1996)
  • Scheherazades sanna historier (2000)
  • I väntan på en jordbävning (2004)
  • Takakirves – Tokyo (2007)
  • Lindanserskan (2009)
  • För många länder sedan (2013)
  • Valenciana (2016)
  • Till min syster bortom haven (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
PoeticMultilingual
Recurring Motifs
Immigration experienceForeign landsFamily

Legacy

Important Finnish-Swedish writer known for her unique perspective as Russian-born.

Trivia

  • Has two children.