Annok Sarri Nordrå
Annok Sarri Nordrå | |
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| Born | Ánná Helena Sarri January 14, 1931 Nikkaluokta, Gällivarre, Sweden |
| Died | May 4, 2013 (aged 82) Kiruna, Sweden |
| Resting place | Poikkijärvi cemetery |
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| Language | Northern Saami, Swedish, Norwegian |
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| Spouse | Olav Nordrå |
Ánná Helena "Annok" Sarri Nordrå (January 14, 1931 Nikkaluokta, Gällivare, Sweden – May 4, 2013 Kiruna, Sweden) was a Northern Saami-Swedish author, journalist, and translator.[1][2] She wrote mainly in Norwegian and Swedish, although she also translated books into Northern Saami.
Biography
Anna Helena Sarri was born on January 14, 1931, in the small Sámi village of Nikkaluokta, Gällivare, Sweden, the second youngest of the 14 children Nigo Sarri (Nils Olsson Sarri) and Márjá Sarri (néé Haugli; Maria Sarri) had.[2] Her oldest brother Enok Sarri was a well-known tourist guide and weather forecaster in northern Sweden and two of her other brothers — Lasse Sarri and Per Sarri — played an important role in helping Norwegian resistance fighters across the mountains along the Norwegian-Swedish border as part of the intelligence and sabotage operation Operation Sepals.[3]
She was married to the Norwegian author Olav Nordrå (1919–1994).
Bibliography
Books
The Ravna trilogy
Other books
- 1977 – Gutten som ville sette spor etter seg[4][8]
- 1989 – Lapplandsraderingar[9]
- 2004 – Eldsjälen Lennart Wallmark: rektor på Samernas Folkhögskola 1947-72, together with Anna Maria Blind Olsson[10]
Short stories
- 1981 – "Jåvna", in Gustavsen, John and Sandvik, Kjell. Vår jord er vårt liv
Translations
- 1966 – Parker, Bertha Morris. Ná dat šad'det ja sturrut, together with Isak Østmo[11]
References
- ^ "Anna Helena Nordrå 1931.01.14 - 2013.05.04". minnessidor.fonus.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ a b Gaup, Ingrid M. S. (2002-03-01). "Ruoktut fas Sámi eatnamii". Áššu (in Northern Sami). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Linder, Alexander (2008-07-03). "Fjällföraren gäckade Gestapo". Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ a b c d Gustavsen, John (1993). Samer vi bør vite mer om (in Norwegian Bokmål). Oslo: Biblioteksentralen. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Ravnas vinter". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Fjellvuggen". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Avskjed med Saivo". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Gutten som ville sette spor etter seg". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Lapplandsraderingar". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Eldsjälen Lennart Wallmark : rektor på Samernas Folkhögskola 1947-72". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Ná dat šad'det ja sturrut : 5-9 jakkásažžaide". Biblioteksøk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-08-31.