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Finnish literature -Finnish literature - refers to literature written in Finland. Earliest

texts in Finland were written in Swedish or Latin during the Finnish Middle Age. Finnish-language literature was slowly developing from the 16th century onwards. First artistic heyday of the Finnish literature was the mid-19th century era of National Romanticism. Most of the significant works of the era, written in Swedish or increasingly in Finnish, revolved around achieving or maintaining a strong Finnish identity.

There are a lot of famous There are a lot of famous finish writers in 20finish writers in 20thth

centurycenturyTapani Bagge has published over

40 books. Among them, there are six crime novels, two short story collections and numerous books for children and the young. He has also written some radio plays, a few television series and several comic scripts.Bagge has received multiple awards, most recently the Clew of the Year Award of The Finnish Whodunit Society in 2007 for his novel Musta taivas (Black Sky). Musta taivas was also the Finnish candidate for the Nordic Glass Key Award in 2008.

 

Juha-Pekka Koskinen has published three acclaimed historical novels, a collection of short stories and some thirty short stories in various magazines and anthologies.Koskinen’s epic historical novels are a mystical blend of historical fact and fiction. He takes the reader on a journey through history, in the tradition of Bulgakov, Marquez, Eco and Calvino. Koskinen has received grants from Finnish Cultural Foundation and Häme Province Foundation in 2002, 2006 and 2007 and won the Karisto Foundation Award in 2005.

 BOOKS :-Savurenkaita (2006 )- Viisi todistajaa (2005 )- Ristin ja raudan tie ( 2004 )- Seitsemäs temppeliherra ( 2007 )

Sari Peltoniemi (born 1963) has published many books for children and young people, whilst her science fiction and fantasy short stories have been published in several magazines. Her novels have twice been shortlisted for the Finlandia Junior Prize (the annual prize for the best Finnish novel for children and young readers). Her fantasy novel Hirvi (Elk) won the Kuvastaja-prize for best Finnish fantasy novel in 2001.

BOOKS :- Kerppu ja tyttö ( 2007 )- Kummat ( 2003 )- Hirvi ( 2001 )- Ainakin tuhat laivaa ( 2005 )- Suomi ( 2007 )

Kjell Westö (born August 6, 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. In 2006, Westö won the prestigious Finlandia Prize for his novel Där vi en gan gatt. He has been long-listed for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award ( Where we once went (2006) ).

Awards :-Thanks for the Book Award 1997- De Nios Vinterprize 2001- The Finlandia Prize 2006

A day at the zooA day at the zooChildren`s books, Fiction Children`s books, Fiction

20092009The place: A zoo, once the property

of the city, now privatised and accountable to corporate stockholders

The characters: The animals of the zoo, in particular Gandhi, a Sumatran tiger (false-teeth, poor vision, pacifist), Che, a male mandrill baboon (militant), and Mother Teresa, a hammer-headed bat (elderly); the zookeeper Sihvonen (stands up for the animals, recently fired); the new zoo director (whose main goal is to maximise profits); the shareholders’ committee (awaiting their earnings)

The action: after a demonstration in which all the animals played dead, the animals are staging a revolution to demand that Sihvonen be reinstated

 

Roman Schatz & Pertti Jarla

Awards for young fictionAwards for young fiction

This year’s Topelius Prize has gone to Sello & Pallo. Vaaleansininen rakkauskertomus (‘Cello & Ball: a pale blue love story’, Tammi), a first novel for young people by the scriptwriter and film director Lauri Törhönen.

A long dreamA long dreamFiction, Prose 2010Fiction, Prose 2010

A short story from Jälkikasvu (‘Offspring’, Ottawa, 2010)

‘I was eating a late breakfast, without a care in the world, when it happened.’

He snaps off the recorder. He has said the same thing three times now, but he always loses his train of thought right there. Why is it so difficult to continue? In his mind, the next part feels quite clear, but the words simply won’t come out of his mouth. He ought to say that his wife left him yesterday, on the twelfth of February, at 10:48 AM, following a three-minute fifteen-second briefing.

Sari Malkamäki

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