Leif Salmén

Leif Salmén (19 January 1952 Helsinki – 19 November 2019 Helsinki[1]) was a Finnish author, journalist and poet.

Leif Salmén
Leif Salmén in 2012
Born(1952-01-19)January 19, 1952
Helsinki
DiedNovember 19, 2019(2019-11-19) (aged 67)
Helsinki
OccupationJournalist, Author
LanguageSwedish
NationalityFinnish
GenresPoetry, Prose, Essays
Years active1976-2017

Career

Salmén was studying at Helsinki University with philosophy as his Major between 1971 and 1976.[2] He was a member of the Communist Party of Finland from the 1970s until mid-1980s. Salmén was a Taistoist.

Salmén was a TV Journalist working for Yleisradio from 1976 to 1989.[2] After that he worked as a columnist, essayist and a poet. Salmén received the Eino Leino Prize in 2013.

Works

  • Salmén, Leif: Vår korta stund tillsammans. Söderström, 1976
  • Salmén, Leif: Att varje dag. Söderström, 1978
  • Salmén, Leif: Begäret. Söderström, 1980
  • Salmén, Leif: Dans och tystnad. Söderström, 1982
  • Salmén, Leif: Finländsk bokföring: Dagbok från tredje republiken. Söderström, 1983
  • Salmén, Leif: Ikon. Söderström, 1986
  • Salmén, Leif: Vintermonolog: Dagbok från tredje republiken. Söderström, 1987
  • Salmén, Leif: Duvorna på Plaza Real. Söderström, 1990
  • Salmén, Leif: Livet i förorten. Söderström, 1992
  • Salmén, Leif: Fjärde republiken: Oregelbundna anteckningar. Söderström, 1994
  • Salmén, Leif: Men Marx menade motsatsen. Söderström, 1996
  • Salmén, Leif: Promenader i Leninparken. Söderström, 2000
  • Salmén, Leif: Palatset vid Bosporen: Essäer. Söderström, 2005
  • Salmén, Leif: Ner från Akropolis. Söderström, 2008
  • Salmén, Leif: Den underjordiska moskén. Schildts & Söderströms, 2013
  • Salmén, Leif: Det orientaliska rummet. Förlaget, 2017

References

  1. "Leif Salmén har avlidit". Svenska Yle. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "Leif Salmén – 375 Humanistia". Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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