Sofi Oksanen

Sofi Oksanen's literary achievements are remarkable. Her novel Purge won both the Finlandia Prize and the Nordic Council Literature Prize, making her one of the few authors to receive both. Her work has been translated into over 40 languages, and she has sold more than two million copies. In 2013, she received the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, often called the "little Nobel," for her significant contribution to Nordic literature.