Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2012) Winner
Aki Ollikainen
アキ・オッリカイネン
Aki Ollikainen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973 （Finland）
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Languages
- Finnish
- Residence History
- Kolari, northern Finland → Lohja, southern Finland
Career
- Occupations
- photographer, journalist, writer
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
Awards & Nominations
Thanks for the Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Nälkävuosi
2012 Historical fictionAn account of the Finnish famine of 1866–1868.
faminesurvivalpoverty
Translations
- White Hunger (translated by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah, Peirene Press, 2015)
Musta satu
2015 NovelHis second novel, published in spring 2015.
Bibliography
- Nälkävuosi (2012)
- Musta satu (2015)
Legacy
Received widespread acclaim for his debut novel Nälkävuosi (2012), which won several prizes and was translated into English as White Hunger.
Trivia
- Wrote his debut novel while living in Kolari.
- Currently resides in Lohja.