Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1973) Winner
Heikki Turunen
ヘイッキ・トゥルネン
Heikki Turunen
Aliases:
Heikki Anton Turunen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-12-09 （Pielisjärvi, North Karelia）
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
- Residence History
- Joensuu → Juuka
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1973-2007
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | J. H. Erkko Award | Simpauttaja | — | — | 受賞 |
J. H. Erkko Award
1973
Work:
Simpauttaja
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Thanks for the Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1974) Winner
Works
Major Works
Simpauttaja
1973 novelStory set in rural Finland
rural lifeunusual characters
Bibliography
- Simpauttaja (1973)
- Joensuun Elli (1974)
- Kivenpyörittäjän kylä (1976)
- Hupeli (1978)
- Soakkunoita susirajalta (1979)
- Kolmen hevosen mies (1981)
- Punahongan hehku (1982)
- Mustarinnan lapset (1985)
- Maan veri (1987)
- Turusen pyssystä (1988)
- Karhunpäinen metsänvartija (1992)
- Maalainen (1994)
- Hojo, hojo (1995)
- Seitsemän kurvin suora (1998)
- Kaikkitietävän tasavalta (2000)
- Jumalan piika (2002)
- Orpopojan valssi (2003)
- Yö kevään kuun (2005)
- Pohjoinen ulottuvuus (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depictions of pre-urbanisation FinlandUnusual characters
- Recurring Motifs
- Finland before urbanisation and industrialisationTenant farming society
Legacy
A representative writer of rural Finnish literature, with many books adapted into films. In 2023, the municipality of Juuka applied for him to receive the honorary title of cultural advisor.
Trivia
- Grew up with six sisters in a farming family.
- Wrote many of his books on the shore of Lake Pielinen.