Sofi Oksanen (1977) is a Finnish writer of Estonian origin, who has addressed contemporary social problems, mainly related to human rights, and the recent history of Eastern Europe – her novels Purge and When the Doves Disappeared take place in Estonia occupied by foreign powers. Oksanen’s central topic is violence against women, and this is the perspective through which she looks at Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in her collection of his essays Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women. On the one hand, Oksanen shows that misogyny is part of Russia’s aggression, a kind of soft nuclear attack, and on the other hand, Oksanen points to the extent of the violence spurred by misogyny, which is unfortunately greater than we like to think. What can one actually do about the threat of this absurd and affective violence and terror that has become an ideology? Sofi Oksanen’s talk at our festival will hopefully offer some ideas for fighting this horror.
Performs at
| Date | Event Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 May at 18:00 | Sofi Oksanen and Jan Kaus | Estonian Writers’ Union |
