BJØRNSON LECTURE: SOFI OKSANEN
This year’s Bjørnson Prize winner is the internationally acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author, playwright, and social commentator Sofi Oksanen. She has been awarded the prize for her groundbreaking authorship and strong commitment to freedom of expression and human rights.
At the core of Oksanen’s writing is a bold and uncompromising humanism. Time and again, as both an author and public commentator — long before Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 — she has warned about the dangers of Russian imperialism.
Oksanen’s own Finnish-Estonian family has bitter experiences with Russia’s brutal annexation of Estonia and the other Baltic states during World War II. Hear her speak about how she views the dangers she believes are present in Europe right now.
BJØRNSON LECTURE: SOFI OKSANEN
This year’s Bjørnson Prize winner is the internationally acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author, playwright, and social commentator Sofi Oksanen. She has been awarded the prize for her groundbreaking authorship and strong commitment to freedom of expression and human rights.
At the core of Oksanen’s writing is a bold and uncompromising humanism. Time and again, as both an author and public commentator — long before Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 — she has warned about the dangers of Russian imperialism.
Oksanen’s own Finnish-Estonian family has bitter experiences with Russia’s brutal annexation of Estonia and the other Baltic states during World War II. Hear her speak about how she views the dangers she believes are present in Europe right now.
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