A podcast episode with Leo Ylitalo, the author of 'Banaanitalo'

 I interviewed Leo Ylitalo for my podcast! You can listen to the episode in 

• Soundcloud
• Spotify
• Apple Podcasts

This is the landing page for Banaanitalo in easy Finnish: www.privatefinnishlessons.com/banaanitalo

The novel is based on Leo Ylitalo's own experiences as a Finn in Sweden in the 1970's. I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I did. You can buy Banaanitalo directly from me through bit.ly/tilaaselkokirjoja.

These are the questions I asked in the interview: 

1. Kuka olet ja mitä teet? (Who are you and what do you do?)

2. Kuinka aloit kirjailijaksi? (How did you become a writer?)

3. Milloin / Miten päätit kirjoittaa Banaanitalon? (When / How did you decide to write 'Banaanitalo'?)

4. Oletko sinä Banaanitalo-romaanin Raimo? Kuinka paljon Banaanitalossa on omaa nuoruuttasi? (Are you Raimo, the main character in ''Banaanitalo'? How much of your own youth is in the novel?)

5. Mitä ajattelit, kun kuulit, että Banaanitalo selkomukautetaan? (What did you think when you heard that 'Banaanitalo' would be adapted into easy Finnish?)

6. Miltä selkokielisen Banaanitalon lukeminen tuntui? (How did it feel to read the easy Finnish version of 'Banaanitalo'?)

7. Mitä kaikkien pitäisi tietää ruotsinsuomalaisista? (What should everyone know about the Sweden Finns?)

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– Hanna