Katrina (novel)
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.jpg) First edition (Swedish) | |
| Author | Sally Salminen |
|---|---|
| Language | Swedish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Holger Schildts förlag[1] |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | Finland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback)[2] |
| Pages | 347 [2] |
| ISBN | 951-50-0645-7 [2] |
| OCLC | 31812325 |
| LC Class | PT9875.S23 K38 1994 |
Katrina is a Swedish language novel published in 1936, written by Åland author Sally Salminen. The publishing company Holger Schildts Förlag had announced a writing competition, for which Salminen had submitted her first draft of Katrina. Salminen won first prize, and the publisher agreed to publish the novel.
According to a nephew of Salminen, Henrik Salminen, her publisher requested 12 different drafts before they finally published the novel.[3] The novel was Salminen's first, and became a surprise success, eventually being translated into more than 20 languages, including English, French and German.
In her native Åland the novel caused a bit of controversy, as several characters in the novel were perceived as being negative portrayals of locally influential persons on Åland at that time.[4] The novel has also been adapted into a feature film in 1943 by Swedish film director Gustaf Edgren, and a musical based on the novel, composed by Jack Mattsson, premiered on Åland in 1997.
