Kristina Carlson

Kristina Carlson (2009)

Anna Kristina Carlson (born July 31, 1949 in Helsinki , Finland ) is a Finnish writer . She publishes her children's books under the pseudonym Mari Lampinen .

Life

Anna Kristina Carlson studied at the University of Helsinki from 1968 to 1974 . From 1974 to 1996 she worked as an editor for the weekly magazine Suomen Kuvalehti . She made her debut as a writer in 1986 with the novel Hämärän valo . However, she had her big breakthrough with her second novel, which was published in 1999. For the book she was awarded both the Thank You-for-the-Book Medal and the State Prize for Literature. Under the German title Ins Land am Ende der Welt , the book was finally published a year later by Alexander Fest Verlag in Berlin, based on a translation by Stefan Moster .

Works (selection)

Novels

• Haemärän valo (1986)
• Maan ääreen (1999)
  • Ins land at the end of the world , Berlin 2000, Alexander Fest Verlag, ISBN 3-8286-0137-5
• Herra Darwinin puutarhuri (2009)
• William N. päiväkirja (2011)

Children's books (as Mari Lampinen)

• Anni ja haaveiden loma (1996)
• Anni Kaukolan Kartanossa (1996)
• Annin uudet ystävät (1996)
• Annin ensi-ilta (1997)
• Anni ja yllätystäti (1997)
• Anni ja Lumienkeli (1997)
• Annin Pariisin kevät (1997)
• Anni ja karkulainen (1998)
• Anni tien päällä (1998)
• Anni, Abigail yes Dagda. (1998)
• Anni ja Joona (1998)
• Annin uusi vuosi (1999)

Awards (selection)

• Finlandia Prize 1999 for "Maan ääreen"
• Thank you-for-the-book medal 2010 for "Herra Darwinin puutarhuri"
• State Prize for Literature 2010 for "Herra Darwinin puutarhuri"

Web links

• Literature by and about Kristina Carlson in the catalog of the German National Library