NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Antti Tuuri

Antti Elias Tuuri (b. 1 October 1944, Kauhava, Finland) is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with Pohjanmaa. The Äitini-suku-series tells the stories of the Finns who emigrated to the United States. He got the The Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1985 for Pohjanmaa and the Finlandia Prize in 1997 for his novel Lakeuden kutsu. Tuuri has also translated some Icelandic sagas. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Kauhava is a municipality of Finland. ... Winners of the Nordic Councils Literature Prize: 2004 Kari Hotakainen, Finland: Löpgravsvägen 2003 Eva Ström, Sverige: Revbensstäderna (digte) 2002 Lars Saabye Christensen, Norge: Halvbroren 2001 Jan Kjærstad, Norge: Opdageren (roman, last part of trilogy on Jonas Wergeland, the others: Forføreren and Erobreren) 2000... The Finlandia Prize is the most prestigious literary award in Finland. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up saga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Recipients of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (List)

1962 - Eyvind Johnson | 1963 - Väinö Linna | 1964 - Tarjei Vesaas | 1965 - William Heinesen & - Olof Lagercrantz | 1966 - Gunnar Ekelöf | 1967 - Johan Borgen | 1968 - Per Olof Sundman | 1969 - Per Olov Enquist | 1970 - Klaus Rifbjerg | 1971 - Thorkild Hansen | 1972 - Karl Vennberg | 1973 - Veijo Meri | 1974 - Villy Sørensen | 1975 - Hannu Salama | 1976 - Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson | 1977 - Bo Carpelan | 1978 - Kjartan Fløgstad | 1979 - Ivar Lo-Johansson | 1980 - Sara Lidman | 1981 - Snorri Hjartarson | 1982 - Sven Delblanc | 1983 - Peter Seeberg | 1984 - Göran Tunström | 1985 - Antti Tuuri | 1986 - Rói Patursson | 1987 - Herbjørg Wassmo | 1988 - Thor Vilhjálmsson | 1989 - Dag Solstad | 1990 - Tomas Tranströmer | 1991 - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää | 1992 - Friða Á. Sigurðardóttir | 1993 - Peer Hultberg | 1994 - Kerstin Ekman | 1995 - Einar Már Guðmundsson | 1996 - Øystein Lønn | 1997 - Dorrit Willumsen | 1998 - Tua Forsström | 1999 - Pia Tafdrup | 2000 - Henrik Nordbrandt | 2001 - Jan Kjærstad | 2002 - Lars Saabye Christensen | 2003 - Eva Ström | 2004 - Kari Hotakainen | 2005 - Sjón | 2006 - Göran Sonnevi | 2007 - Sara Stridsberg Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated islands. ... Winners of the Nordic Councils Literature Prize: 2004 Kari Hotakainen, Finland: Löpgravsvägen 2003 Eva Ström, Sverige: Revbensstäderna (digte) 2002 Lars Saabye Christensen, Norge: Halvbroren 2001 Jan Kjærstad, Norge: Opdageren (roman, last part of trilogy on Jonas Wergeland, the others: Forføreren and Erobreren) 2000... Eyvind Johnson, (July 29, 1900- August 25, 1976) was a Swedish author. ... VÃ¤inÃ¶ Linna (December 20, 1920 - April 21, 1992) was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. ... Tarjei Vesaas (August 20, 1897 - March 15, 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. ... [Andreas] William Heinesen (TÃ³rshavn, 15 January 1900 - 12 March 1991) was a Faroese writer, poet, composer and painter. ... Gunnar EkelÃ¶f (Stockholm, September 15, 1907 - Sigtuna, March 16, 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer. ... Johan Collett Müller Borgen (April 28, 1903, Kristiania – October 16, 1979) was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. ... Per Olof Sundman (1922 â€“ 1992) was a Swedish writer and politician. ... Per Olov Enquist, also , (born September 23, 1934 in Hjoggböle, Skellefteå, Westrobothnia) is one of Swedens internationally best known authors. ... Klaus Rifbjerg (b. ... Karl Vennberg (April 11, 1910 - May 12, 1995) was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. ... Veijo Meri (born December 31, 1928) is a Finnish writer. ... Villy SÃ¸rensen (January 13, 1929 - December 16, 2001) was a Danish author and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. ... Hannu Salama (born October 6, 1936) is a Finnish author. ... Ã“lafur JÃ³hann SigurÃ°sson (1918â€“1988) was an Icelandic novelist, short story writer and poet. ... Bo Carpelan is a Finnish poet. ... Kjartan FlÃ¸gstad (born June 7th, 1944 in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland) is a Norwegian author. ... Ivar Lo-Johansson (February 23, 1901, - April 11, 1990) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. ... Sara Lidman (December 30, 1923 - June 17, 2004) was a Swedish writer. ... Snorri Hjartarson (1906-1986) was an Icelandic poet. ... GÃ¶ran TunstrÃ¶m (1937â€“February 5, 2000) was a Swedish author from Sunne in VÃ¤rmland. ... RÃ³i ReynagarÃ° Patturson (born 21 September 1947) is a Faroese writer and philosopher. ... HerbjÃ¸rg Wassmo (born VesterÃ¥len, 1942 ) is a Norwegian author. ... Thor VilhjÃ¡lmsson (IPA: ) (born August 12, 1925, Edinburgh, Scotland) is one of Icelands most important writers. ... Dag Solstad ( born July 16, 1941 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. ... Tomas TranstrÃ¶mer (b. ... Nils-Aslak ValkeapÃ¤Ã¤, sami languageÃilluhas (March 23, 1943 - November 27, 2001) was a saami writer, musician and artist of Finnish citizenship born in EnontekiÃ¶ in the Finnish part of Lapland. ... Kerstin Lillemor Ekman (born 27 August 1933 Risinge) is a Swedish novelist. ... Einar MÃ¡r GuÃ°mundsson (born September 18, 1954 in ReykjavÃk) is an Icelandic author of novels, short stories, and poetry. ... Jan KjÃ¦rstad (born March 6, 1953) is a Norwegian author. ... Lars Saabye Christensen (born in 1953 in Denmark) is a Norwegian author. ... SJÃ“N Photo:Hordur Sveinsson SjÃ³n is the pen name of SigurjÃ³n Birgir SigurÃ°sson (born August 27, 1962). ... GÃ¶ran Sonnevi. ...