Finlandia Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1995) Winner
Hannu Mäkelä
ハンヌ・メケラ
Hannu Mäkelä
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-08-18 （Helsinki）
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
- Residence History
- Helsinki, Finland
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, short story writer, children's writer, fantasy writer
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Influenced
- Eduard Uspensky
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kirjallisuuden valtionpalkinto | — | — | Finnish Government | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Eino Leino Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Finlandia Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland | — | — | President of Finland | 受賞 |
Kirjallisuuden valtionpalkinto
Organization:
Finnish Government
Result:
受賞
Eino Leino Prize
1982
Result:
受賞
Finlandia Prize
1995
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
2022
Organization:
President of Finland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Herra Huu
children's literatureA fantasy series about the wizard Mr. Boo.
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Translations
- Hungarian
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Latvian
- Russian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantasy elements in children's literature
- Recurring Motifs
- wizard
Legacy
Author of over 100 books, known worldwide for children's books, especially the Herra Huu (Mr Boo) series, popular in Russia.
Trivia
- Married five times. First wife was children's writer Maikki Harjanne.
- Close friend of Russian writer Eduard Uspenski.