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Laura Lindstedt

Born 1976 · Finland

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Finlandia 2015 · Winner

    Oneiron

    Oneiron

    Laura Lindstedt · 39 when first published

    Novel · 368 pages · Speculative

    AI-generated summary:Seven women from different countries, among them a New York performance artist, a Moscow accountant and a Senegalese girl who dreams of modelling, find themselves in a white, empty space in the seconds after their deaths.

  • No English yet

    Finlandia 2007 · Shortlist

    Sakset

    Title translated by AI:“Scissors”

    Laura Lindstedt · 31 when first published

    Novel · 240 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:A successful single woman flies to China to adopt a small girl after years of preparation. Back home, the child meets her with a silent stare, and the love she was so sure of fails to come.