Pirkko Helena Saisio

Pirkko Helena Saisio

Country

Finland

Birth - Death

1949 -

Occupation

Writer

Description

Auhor of the first lesbian novel written in Finnish. Homosexuality is a theme throughout her work. Teacher, playwright, actress, and director. Lives in a same sex partnership with film director Pirjo Honkasalo.

See Also

• LGBTQ Finland
• Notable LGBTQ Playwrights

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/kb/artikkeli/8397/
• http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bios1/saisio01.html
• https://books.google.ca/books?id=jZwUC3CJq0IC&pg=PT793&lpg=PT793&dq=pirkko+helena+saisio&source=bl&ots=IbNJLjE4-b&sig=jRVMcxTReE_JKazs8Qw9G_eZPtI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFIQ6AEwC2oVChMIqPuJn9aayAIVhkKSCh1RswQT#v=onepage&q=pirkko%20helena%20saisio&f=false