WRITER

Johanna Sinisalo

1958 - Today

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Aila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johanna Sinisalo has received more than 69,432 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johanna Sinisalo is the 6,601st most popular writer (down from 5,893rd in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Finland (down from 415th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Finnish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Blood of Angels
2014
The Dedalus book of Finnish fantasy
Finnish Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, general
2006
Core of the Sun
Fiction, general
2016
Not before sundown
Aphrodisiacs, Fiction, Gay men
The story is about a homosexual photographer Mikael, who finds a young and injured troll from his home yard and takes it to his home. This troll is inspired by Finnish folklore and is an intelligent, almost human-like animal that in appearance resembles a cat and a monkey. In the world of the novel trolls are existing animals instead of mythical creatures, although quite rare. The book has multiple narrative levels, and each chapter is broken into short segments that alternate between viewpoints of different characters. Interspersed between the story are newspaper articles, old stories, novel segments, jokes and other slightly altered history that illustrates the long relationship between humans and trolls in the world of the novel. By concentrating on gay characters the story explores power structures in interpersonal relationships without the need to consider how gender roles affect them.
2003
Birdbrain
2011
Troll
Aphrodisiacs, Trolls, Gay men
2004
The Dedalus book of Finnish fantasy
Finnish Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, general
2006
Troll
Aphrodisiacs, Trolls, Gay men
2004
Not before sundown
Aphrodisiacs, Fiction, Gay men
The story is about a homosexual photographer Mikael, who finds a young and injured troll from his home yard and takes it to his home. This troll is inspired by Finnish folklore and is an intelligent, almost human-like animal that in appearance resembles a cat and a monkey. In the world of the novel trolls are existing animals instead of mythical creatures, although quite rare. The book has multiple narrative levels, and each chapter is broken into short segments that alternate between viewpoints of different characters. Interspersed between the story are newspaper articles, old stories, novel segments, jokes and other slightly altered history that illustrates the long relationship between humans and trolls in the world of the novel. By concentrating on gay characters the story explores power structures in interpersonal relationships without the need to consider how gender roles affect them.
2003
Core of the Sun
Fiction, general
2016
The Blood of Angels
2014
Birdbrain
2011
Troll
Aphrodisiacs, Trolls, Gay men
2004
Core of the Sun
Fiction, general
2016
The Dedalus book of Finnish fantasy
Finnish Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, general
2006
Not before sundown
Aphrodisiacs, Fiction, Gay men
The story is about a homosexual photographer Mikael, who finds a young and injured troll from his home yard and takes it to his home. This troll is inspired by Finnish folklore and is an intelligent, almost human-like animal that in appearance resembles a cat and a monkey. In the world of the novel trolls are existing animals instead of mythical creatures, although quite rare. The book has multiple narrative levels, and each chapter is broken into short segments that alternate between viewpoints of different characters. Interspersed between the story are newspaper articles, old stories, novel segments, jokes and other slightly altered history that illustrates the long relationship between humans and trolls in the world of the novel. By concentrating on gay characters the story explores power structures in interpersonal relationships without the need to consider how gender roles affect them.
2003
Birdbrain
2011
The Blood of Angels
2014

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johanna Sinisalo ranks 6,601 out of 7,302. Before her are Hugh Howey, Joseph Wambaugh, Carlton Cuse, William Collins, Fedor Samokhin, and Steven S. DeKnight. After her are Robert Seethaler, Paul Dini, Louis de Bernières, Sayaka Murata, Sarah Josepha Hale, and Paolo Bacigalupi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Johanna Sinisalo ranks 606. Before her are Daley Thompson, Turgut Aykaç, Mitch Albom, Ryoichi Kawakatsu, Alan Hale, and Jean-François Clervoy. After her are Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga, Karim Maroc, Nadhim Shaker, Inger Andersen, Pascale Trinquet, and Siti Musdah Mulia.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Johanna Sinisalo ranks 476 out of 751. Before her are Anneli Saaristo (1949), Mika Myllylä (1969), Markku Aro (1950), Jenni Haukio (1977), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), and Jani Liimatainen (1980). After her are Toini Pöysti (1933), Linde Lindström (1976), Niklas Moisander (1985), Matti Hautamäki (1981), Joonas Kolkka (1974), and Tapio Kantanen (1949).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Johanna Sinisalo ranks 42. Before her are Simo Puupponen (1915), Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), Kari Hotakainen (1957), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), and Jenni Haukio (1977). After her are Leena Lehtolainen (1964).

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