Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2008) Winner
Katri Lipson
カトリ・リプソン
Katri Lipson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Helsinki, Finland
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish, English, Swedish
- Residence History
- Helsinki (birthplace) → Vantaa (residence) → Sweden (worked) → Kenya (worked)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, physician
- Active Years
- 2008-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppsala University | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine | MD | — | Sweden |
Uppsala University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medicine
Degree:
MD
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Sweden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finlandia Prize (shortlisted) | Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti) | — | Finlandia Prize organization | 候補 |
| 2008 | Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award | Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti) | — | Helsingin Sanomat | 受賞 |
| 2013 | EU Prize for Literature | The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias) | — | European Union (EU) | 受賞 |
Finlandia Prize (shortlisted)
2008
Work:
Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti)
Organization:
Finlandia Prize organization
Result:
候補
Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award
2008
Work:
Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti)
Organization:
Helsingin Sanomat
Result:
受賞
EU Prize for Literature
2013
Work:
The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias)
Organization:
European Union (EU)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti)
2008 novelLipson's debut novel. A long-form work that sensitively explores relationships, loss, and memory.
memorylossrelationships
Translations
- English edition, among others
The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias)
2012 novelA novel set in former Czechoslovakia. It deals with memory, history, and the lives of people on the move; translated across Europe.
memoryhistoryborders and movement
Translations
- Czech edition (2014), English edition and 12 other languages
Detroit
2016 novelPublished in 2016. A novel that uses the city/place evoked by the title to explore memory and transformation.
the citymemorytransformation
Marienbad (Kaikkein haikein leikki)
2019 novelPublished in 2019. The title evokes cinematic and memory motifs; the novel treats loss and the influence of the past.
cinematic motifslosspast and present
Bibliography
- Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti) (2008)
- The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias) (2012)
- Detroit (2016)
- Marienbad (Kaikkein haikein leikki) (2019)
Translations of Works
- Czech translation of Jäätelökauppias (2014)
- English translation of Jäätelökauppias (publication year unknown)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blend of realist description and psychological insightdetailed scenes informed by medical knowledgequiet, measured narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- memorylossborders and movementtraces of the past
Legacy
Katri Lipson is a Finnish writer whose detailed depictions—shaped by her medical background—and recurrent concerns with memory and history have garnered international recognition. In addition to domestic debut awards, she won the EU Prize for Literature for Jäätelökauppias, which has been translated and read across Europe.
Trivia
- By profession she is a physician and has worked in Finland, Sweden and Kenya.
- Her debut novel Kosmonautti was published in 2008 and won the Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award the same year.
- Jäätelökauppias (The Ice Cream Man) won the EU Prize for Literature in 2013 and was published in Czech in 2014; it has been translated into English and many other languages.