Rosa Liksom

Kasimir Sandbacka (University of Oulu)

Ed. by Kuisma Johannes Korhonen, University of Oulu
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.3: Finnish and Sami Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Kuisma Johannes Korhonen (University of Oulu)

Dates

Born 7 Jan 1958
Activity c. 1985-ongoing

Places

Born in Finland
Active in Finland

Activities

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Novelist

Other

Artist

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Anni Ylävaara (b. 1958), better known by her pen name Rosa Liksom, is a Finnish writer, who originally became known as a reformer of Finnish short prose, but has since expanded her repertoire as a novelist, playwright, painter, cartoonist, photographer, and video artist. Her works have been translated to nearly twenty languages. A central feature of her artistic career has been the interplay between her works and her quirky public image, producing what has been described as a postmodern Gesamtkunstwerk.

Until recent years, Liksom’s relationship to publicity has been reserved. The few interviews she has given could be described as performances in which she plays the part of the withdrawn eccentric, hiding behind …

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Citation: Sandbacka, Kasimir. "Rosa Liksom". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 March 2015 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13510, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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