August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2000) Winner
Mikael Niemi
ミカエル・ニエミ
Mikaeru Niemi
Aliases:
Per Mikael Niemi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-08-13 （Tärnaby, Sweden）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish, Meänkieli
- Religion
- Agnostic
- Residence History
- Tärnaby (birth) → Pajala → Luleå → Pajala (returned)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Poet
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
- Memberships
- Pajala church choir
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luleå | — | Engineering and Telecommunications | — | 約20年 | Sweden |
Luleå
Engineering and Telecommunications
Period:
約20年
Country:
Sweden
Trained in engineering and telecommunications.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | August Prize | Popular Music from Vittula | — | August Prize jury | winner |
August Prize
2000
Work:
Popular Music from Vittula
Organization:
August Prize jury
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Popular Music from Vittula
2000 NovelHumorous story of young boy Matti growing up in Pajala in the 1960s.
Coming-of-ageCultural clashMusicTornedal life
Adaptations
- [Film] Popular Music / Reza Bagher (2004)
Translations
- Translated into 30 languages
Bibliography
- Nosebleed during High Mass (1988)
- Angels with mauserguns
- With roots up here
- Astrotruckers (2004)
- The church devil
- The man who died like a salmon
- The bloodsuckers
- To Cook a Bear (2017)
Translations of Works
- English: Popular Music from Vittula (trans. Laurie Thompson)
- English: Astrotruckers (trans. Laurie Thompson)
- English: To Cook a Bear (trans. Deborah Bragan-Turner)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous narrativeUse of Meänkieli
- Recurring Motifs
- Tornedal lifeLapland cultureFamily and growth
Legacy
Swedish bestselling author, internationally known for August Prize-winning Popular Music from Vittula, depicting Tornedal bilingual culture. Works translated into 30 languages.
Trivia
- Amateur astronomer.
- Wife Eelkje Tuma is an anthropologist from Friesland, Netherlands.
- Maternal grandmother was Sámi.