Pirkko Saisio
April 16, 1949 · 77 years old
Pirkko Saisio is a Finnish author, director and actress. She has also written under the pen names Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio is best known for his work in literature, and has broad literary output. In addition to novels, she has written plays, film and television screenplays, musicals, libre…
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3 titles
Concrete Night
A fourteen-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
Helene
A story of renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, and the love affair between her and a younger art critic Einar Reuter.
Nightborn
In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she alone grapples with the disturbi...