Arto Salminen

Arto Salminen (22 October 1959, Helsinki – 15 November 2005, Hausjärvi) was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary. Salminen, who had also worked as a journalist and taxi driver, wrote six novels which criticised with a morbid black sense of humour such current phenomena in Finnish society as neoliberalist politics, decline of welfare state, tabloid media, reality TV and so on. His books became a small cult in Finland and they also received excellent reviews even though they didn't sell particularly well.

Salminen received the Koskenkorva Prize in 1998, and the Olvi Prize in 2004. He died of a sudden stroke in November 2005.

Bibliography

* "Turvapaikka" (1995)
* "Varasto" (1998)
* "Paskateoria" (2001)
* "Ei-kuori" (2003)
* "Lahti" (2004)
* "Kalavale" (2005)

External links

* [http://www.phinnweb.org/links/literature/artosalminen/ Arto Salminen @ pHinnWeb]