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Oct 01, 1944 Kauhava, Finland 79 years old
Finnish writer
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About Antti Tuuri
- Antti Elias Tuuri (born 1 October 1944, Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with Southern Ostrobothnia. The Äitini-suku-series tells the stories of the Finns who emigrated to the United States.
- He received the J.
- H.
- Erkko Award in 1971 for Asioiden suhteet ja Lauantaina illalla, 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. Many of his novels have been made into films including Rukajärven tie also known as "Ambush" in English, about the Continuation War 1941-44 in Karelia, Russia and Talvisota, the Winter War 1969-1940.
