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Inga Magga

Author

Inga Magga (b. 1983) is a Finnish writer with Sámi heritage, and a semi-professional Thai boxer. She holds a MA in Comparative Literature and debuted in 2020 with her novel Shadow Boxer (Like, 2020), about sexual abuse in the sporting world, which won Finland’s ‘Sports Book of the Year’ and received a nomination for the Torchbearer Prize. One Half was published in March 2024 to positive reviews.

Awards & nominations

Awards

2020

Sports Book of the Year (Finland)

Nominations

2020

The Torch-Bearer Prize

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