Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
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Edition 75 (2023) Winner
Iida Turpeinen
イーダ・トゥルペイネン
Iida Turpeinen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
Career
- Occupations
- writer, scholar
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
- Nominations
- Nominated for the Finlandia Prize, Nominated for the Torch-bearer Prize, Shortlisted for the Best Foreign Book Prize (2024)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize | Merenpeitot | — | Helsingin Sanomat | won |
Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
2023
Work:
Merenpeitot
Organization:
Helsingin Sanomat
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Merenpeitot
2023 historical novelA time-hopping historical novel, it deals with the discovery of Steller's Sea Cow and the resonances of that discovery in following centuries.
Steller's Sea Cowdiscoveryhistory
Translations
- Translation rights sold in more than 20 languages, English translation due out in 2025 from Maclehose Press
Bibliography
- Short stories, Merenpeitot
Legacy
Best known for her debut novel Merenpeitot (2023), which was both a commercial and critical success upon publication.