Author Pirkko Saisio has been on tour in the Netherlands, attending the ILFU literature festival and having discussions and presentations in bookshops.
ILFU is the biggest literature festival in the Netherlands, lasting over two weeks and hosting over 200 authors and dozens of thousands of visitors. Started 20 years ago as a poetry event, ILFU is now one of the beating hearts of the Dutch literary scene of all genres, ranging from YA to non-fiction.
Saisio’s Helsinki Trilogy, a Finnish modern classic now established as world-class literature, is out in Dutch in a beautiful edition by De Geus.
The trilogy consists of The Lowest Common Multiple, The Backlight, and Pirkko Saisio: The Red Book of Farewells and it is the first work by a living Finnish author to be included in the Penguin Modern Classics list. Its international success also extends to the French-speaking world, where the trilogy is published by Robert Laffont, Germany, where it is published by Klett Cotta, and more.
Author Pirkko Saisio has recently welcomed her latest novel, Suliko, where a raw and poetic narration takes the reader on a deep dive into the mind of a dictator.
Congratulations to the author!