Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1987) Winner
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu
マッティ・ユルヤナ・ヨエンスー
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu
Aliases:
Matti Joensuu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-10-31 （Helsinki）
- Died
- 2011-12-04 （Valkeakoski） age 63
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Languages
- Finnish
- Residence History
- Helsinki
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1976-2010
- Nominations
- Nominated for two Finlandia Prizes
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | State's Literature Prize | — | — | Government of Finland | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Vuoden johtolanka | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Vuoden johtolanka | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Vuoden johtolanka | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Martin Beck Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
State's Literature Prize
1982
Organization:
Government of Finland
Result:
受賞
Vuoden johtolanka
1985
Result:
受賞
Vuoden johtolanka
1994
Result:
受賞
Vuoden johtolanka
2004
Result:
受賞
Martin Beck Award
1987
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Harjunpää
1976 Crime fictionNovels featuring policeman Timo Harjunpää, who treats criminals humanely.
HumanityCrimeFamily
Adaptations
- [TV] Harjunpää (1983)
- [Film] Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät / Kari Heiskanen (1993)
- [Film] Priest of Evil / Peter Franzén (2010)
Translations
- English, Bulgarian, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, French, Swedish, German, Slovak, Danish, Hungarian, Armenian, Russian, Estonian
Bibliography
- Väkivallan virkamies (1976), Possu ja paavin panttivangit (1977), Harjunpää ja pyromaani (1978), Harjunpää ja kapteeni Karhu (1981), Harjunpää ja ahdistelija (1982), Harjunpää ja poliisin poika (1983), Harjunpää ja heimolaiset (1984), Harjunpää ja rakkauden lait (1985), Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät (1986), Harjunpää ja rakkauden nälkä (1993), Harjunpää ja pahan pappi (2003), Harjunpää ja rautahuone (2010)
Adaptations
- Harjunpää series film and TV adaptations
Translations of Works
- Works translated into multiple languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealisticCharacter-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- Police workHumanity of criminals
Legacy
Known as a Finnish crime fiction writer, famous for the Harjunpää series.
In Popular Culture
- Harjunpää series adapted to film and TV