Marja Kyllönen (b. 1975) has published three novels: Leaded Loins (1997), which won the Helsingin Sanomat Literary Prize for best debut of the year, Violations (2001) and The Undeparted, which was nominated for Finland’s biggest literary award, the Finlandia Prize, and won the Runeberg Prize. Her radio play Silent Partner (2010) was selected as Finland’s nominee for the Prix Italia.
