Elin anna labba
Elin Anna
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Elin Anna Labba is a journalist and was previously the editor-in-chief of magazine Nuorat. Today she works for the Sámi Authors’ Centre, with a mission to strengthen and emphasise Sámi literature. Elin Anna Labba hails from a family that lived on a land that was seized by the authorities. This is her way to tell…
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Denmark: Gyldendal, Finland: Tammi, France: Payot & Rivages, Germany: S. Fischer, Greece: Gutenberg, Hungary: Gondolat, Italy: Marsilio Editore, Norway: Pax, Poland: Marginesy, Turkey: Medusa, UK & Commonwealth: Harvill Secker, USA (NA rights): University of Minnesota PressSpring When Ingá, her mother Ravdná and aunt Ánne return to the summer settlement, they are horrified to discover that their village has been drowned by water, leaving their huts, their belongings and the birches buried in the dark depths. Without any advance notice to the inhabitants, the Company has decided to dam the lake once more in its attempt to expand the hydropower production, and the village will have to rise from the ashes yet again. Modern society is creeping closer with its d
Elin Anna Labba
Swedish/Sami author
Elin Anna Labba | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Joná Gusttu Elin Ánná |
| Born | Joná Gusttu Elin Ánná () November 30, (age&#;44) Kiruna, Sweden |
| Occupation | author and journalist |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Gothenburg |
| Notable awards | August Prize () Norrland Literature Prize () Hedevind Plaquette () |
Elin Anna Labba (Northern Sami: Joná Gusttu Elin Ánná; born November 30, , Kiruna / Giron, Sweden) is a Sámi author and journalist. She has won multiple prizes for her first book Herrarna satte oss hit: om tvångsförflyttningarna i Sverige (English: The Gentlemen Put Us Here: About the Forced Relocations in Sweden), which describes the forced migration of the Sámi from Norway to Sweden from to
Early years and education
[edit]Elin Anna Labba was born on November 30, , in Kiruna, Sweden, where she also grew up.[1] She moved to Gothenburg to study journalism at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Gothenburg.[2] At the same time she was studying, Labba was also working as a journalist for P4 Norrbotten, SR Sápmi, and the Sámi news magazine Samefolket.[1] She
Elin Anna Labba
Márge Elin Anna Labba, född 30 november i Jukkasjärvi församling, Norrbottens län,[9] existerar en samisk journalist samt författare ifrån svenska delen av Sápmi.
Biografi
[redigera | redigera wikitext]Elin Anna Labba har skrivit i Samefolket, varit chefredaktör för Nuorat och arbetat på organisationen Laponiatjuottjudus, likt förvaltar världsarvet Laponia.[10] denna har varit ledare förTjállegoahte – Författarcentrum Sápmi inom Jokkmokk.[11]
Hon debuterade som författare med Herrarna satte oss hit: ifall tvångsförflyttningarna inom Sverige, ett skildring från tvångsförflyttningen från samer vilket påbörjades – efter för att Sverige samt Norge undertecknat en renbeteskonvention Boken besitter sitt ursprung i hennes önskan för att förstå sin egen familjehistoria.[12] Boken dramatiserades och sattes upp vid Uppsala stadsteater i regi av Malin Stenberg samt med script av Stina Oscarson.[13][14]
Hon romandebuterade med Far inte mot havet, enstaka berättelse ifall tre kvinnor under talets vattenkraftsepok inom Sápmi. denna har blivit utsedd mot filosofie hedersdoktor vid Luleå tekniska högskola.
Litteraturpriser
[redigera | redigera wikitext]Labba tilldelades Augustpriset i katego