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'''Katri Lipson''' (born 1965) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] writer. She studied medicine at [[Uppsala University]], graduating in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a doctor in [[Scandinavia]] and [[Africa]]. Her debut novel ''Cosmonaut'' (''Kosmonautti'', 2008) was shortlisted for the [[Finlandia Prize]] in 2008 and won the [[Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award]] that same year. Her second novel ''The Ice Cream Man'' (''Jäätelökauppias'', 2012) won the [[EU Prize for Literature]] in 2013. The novel—that takes place in former [[Czechoslovakia]]—was published in the Czech language in 2014.<ref name="argo">{{cite web|url=http://www.argo.cz/knihy/190845/zmrzlinar/|title=Zmrzlin�� - kniha - Nakladatelstv� Argo|publisher=argo.cz|accessdate=2014-04-04}}</ref>
'''Katri Lipson''' (born 1965 in [[Helsinki]]) is a Finnish writer and doctor. She studied medicine at [[Uppsala University]], graduating in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a doctor in [[Finland]], Sweden and [[Kenya]]. Her [[debut novel]] ''Cosmonaut'' (''Kosmonautti'', 2008) was shortlisted for the [[Finlandia Prize]] in 2008 and won the [[Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award]] that same year. Her second novel, ''The Ice Cream Man'' (''Jäätelökauppias'', 2012), won the [[EU Prize for Literature]] in 2013. The novel, which takes place in former [[Czechoslovakia]], was published in Czech in 2014.<ref name="argo">{{cite web|url=http://www.argo.cz/knihy/190845/zmrzlinar/|title=Zmrzlinář - kniha - Nakladatelství Argo|publisher=argo.cz|accessdate=2014-04-04}}</ref> It has also been published in English and 12 other languages. Lipson's third novel, ''Detroit'', was published in 2016. Lipson's fourth novel, ''Marienbad'' ''(Kaikkein haikein leikki)'' was published in 2019.


Lipson lives in [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]].<ref>[http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/node/357 Profile]</ref>
Lipson lives in [[Vantaa]], Finland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/katri-lipson |title=Profile |access-date=2020-06-27 |archive-date=2021-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107065142/http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/katri-lipson |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:23, 28 April 2023

Katri Lipson
Lipson in 2012
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationFinnish writer

Katri Lipson (born 1965 in Helsinki) is a Finnish writer and doctor. She studied medicine at Uppsala University, graduating in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a doctor in Finland, Sweden and Kenya. Her debut novel Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti, 2008) was shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize in 2008 and won the Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award that same year. Her second novel, The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias, 2012), won the EU Prize for Literature in 2013. The novel, which takes place in former Czechoslovakia, was published in Czech in 2014.[1] It has also been published in English and 12 other languages. Lipson's third novel, Detroit, was published in 2016. Lipson's fourth novel, Marienbad (Kaikkein haikein leikki) was published in 2019.

Lipson lives in Vantaa, Finland.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zmrzlinář - kniha - Nakladatelství Argo". argo.cz. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  2. ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2020-06-27.