Antti Tuuri

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Antti Tuuri

Antti Tuuri (born October 1, 1944 in Kauhava ) is a Finnish writer and graduate engineer. In 1985 he received the Nordic Literature Prize for the novel Pohjanmaa and the Finlandia Prize in 1997 for the novel Lakeuden kutsu .

Antti Tuuri also worked as a librettist : he wrote the librettos for the operas Ameriikka (1992) and Isontaloon Antti (2000) by Atso Almila , both of which were performed at the Ilmajoki Opera Festival, and for the opera Sinapinsiemen (2000) by Kimmo Hakola , which was performed on August 2, 2001 at the Eloserenadi Chamber Music Festival.

Several of his works have been made into films, including Pohjanmaa (1988), Talvisota (German Winter War) (1989) , Ameriikan raitti (1990), Rukajärven tie (1999, film adaptation of Elämä Isänmaalle ) and Lakeuden kutsu (2000), which with several of the Finnish Jussi Film Awards.

Works (selection)

  • Pohjanmaa . Novel. 1982. (Pohjanmaa series)
  • A melancholy story. Narrative. 1983. (from: Samuttajat. Verlag Otava, Helsinki. Dt. In : Erkundungen , Verlag Volk und Wissen, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-353-00030-5 . Translated from the Finnish by Gisbert Jänicke)
  • Talvisota . Novel. 1984. (Pohjanmaa series, German winter war . Kiepenheuer, Leipzig; Weimar 1992, ISBN 3-378-00504-1 )
  • Viisitoista metriä vasempaan . Novel. 1985. (German. Fifteen meters to the left . BLT, Bergisch Gladbach 2002, ISBN 3-404-92105-4 )
  • Ameriikan raitti . Novel. 1986. (Pohjanmaa series)
  • Suuri pieni maa . Kertomuksia Islannista. 1993. (German: Big Little Country: Icelandic Diary . Pettersson, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-930704-50-1 )
  • Lakeuden kutsu . Novel. 1997. (Pohjanmaa series)
  • Elämä Isänmaalle . Novel. 1998.
  • Aukko taivaassa . Novel. 2000. (German Hole in the Sky . BLT, Bergisch Gladbach 2004, ISBN 3-404-92153-4 )
  • The rockiest place , tales. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-608-95292-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME Tuuri, Antti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Kauhava , Finland