Antti Hyry
Antti Kalevi Hyry ( October 20, 1931 in Kuivaniemi , Northern Ostrobothnia - June 4, 2016 in Espoo ) was a Finnish writer .
Hyry was born in Northern Finland in 1931. After studying engineering , he began publishing stories and novels in 1958, which often reflect the time of childhood and early adolescence and are characterized by an almost photorealistic documentary accuracy in the unexcited description of everyday events. In 2009 Hyry received the Finlandia Prize for the novel Uuni, the most prestigious Finnish literary prize.
He was married to Maija Hyry.
Awards (selection)
- 1972: Order of the Lion of Finland : Pro Finlandia Medal
- 1978: Aleksis Kivi Prize
- 1987: Thank you-for-the-book medal for Kertomus
- 2005: Eino-Leino-Preis
- 2009: Finlandia Prize for Uuni (German oven )
Works in German
- Stories , ex. v. Manfred Peter Hein . Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1965; again: Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1983
- Father and son , Roman, ex. v. Rudolf Semrau. Hinstorff, Rostock 1977
- At home , üb. v. Josef Guggenmos . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1980
Web links
- Literature by and about Antti Hyry in the catalog of the German National Library
- Antti Hyry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Antti Hyry död
- ↑ Eino Leinon palkinto 50 vuotta 3 March 2005 ( Memento from August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (Finnish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hyry, Antti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hyry, Antti Kalevi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuivaniemi |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 2016 |
| Place of death | Espoo |