Tuomas Kyrö
Tuomas Kyrö (born June 4, 1974 in Helsinki , Finland ) is a Finnish writer and comic artist .
Life
For Kyrö's works, which include novels, columns, plays as well as comics and caricatures , he has received various Finnish literary prizes, including the 2011 Sports Book Prize. The 2010 book Mielensäpahoittaja (German: The man who excites himself about things ) he wrote on the basis of a series of stories that he had written as radio plays for Yleisradio , the Finnish radio.
Kyrö was in the years 2005 to 2009, the first Artist in Residence in Autorenhaus Eeva Joenpelto , the former residence of the writer lived.
Since 2012, Kyrö has been a regular participant in a talk show on the private Finnish television station Nelonen entitled Hyvät ja huonot uutiset . By 2014 he had participated 62 times in the round.
Kyrö lives with his family in Janakkala in southern Finland.
Prizes and awards
- 2005: Kalevi Jäntti Prize .
- 2005: Nomination for the Finlandia Prize for Literature for the novel Liitto .
- 2006: Young Alexis Prize .
- 2011: Thanks-for-the-book medal for the novel Der Grantige (Original: Mielensäpahoittaja).
- 2011: Sports Book of the Year from the Finnish Sports Museum for Urheilukirja Sports Book
Publications
- Novels
- Nahkatakki (Leather Jacket). WSOY (Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö), Helsinki 2001, ISBN 951-026-163-7 .
- Tilkka . WSOY, Helsinki 2003, ISBN 951-028-318-5 .
- Liitto (Union). WSOY, Helsinki 2005, ISBN 951-030891-9 .
- Benjamin Kivi (Benjamin's Stone). WSOY, Helsinki 2007, ISBN 978-951-033-399-0 .
- 700 grammaa ( 700 grams ). WSOY, Helsinki 2010, ISBN 978-951-035-601-2 .
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Mielensäpahoittaja , WSOY, Helsinki 2010, ISBN 978-951-036-626-4 .
- Der Grantige , German by Stefan Moster . List, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-471-35153-6 .
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Kärjäläinen ja jänis (beggar and hare). Siltala, Helsinki 2011, ISBN 978-952-234-068-9 .
- Beggar and Hare , German by Stefan Moster . Hoffmann and Campe, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-455-40374-9 .
- with Antti Kyrö : Pukin paha päivä (A Bad Day for Santa). WSOY, Helsinki 2011, ISBN 978-951-038-235-6 .
- Miniä (daughter-in-law). Kirjakauppaliitto, Helsinki 2012, ISBN 978-952-67705-0-5 .
- Mielensäpahoittaja yes ruskeakastike . WSOY, Helsinki 2012, ISBN 978-951-039079-5 .
- with Antti Kyrö: Pukki Laivalla . WSOY, Helsinki 2012, ISBN 978-951-039-303-1 .
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Kunkku . Siltala, Helsinki 2013, ISBN 978-952-234-173-0 .
- German: Kunkku . Hoffmann and Campe, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-455-40512-5 .
- Ilosia aikoja, mielensäpahoittaja . WSOY, Helsinki 2014, ISBN 978-951-0-40762-2 .
- other works
- Taide ja tolkku (Art and Reason). WSOY, Helsinki 2008, ISBN 978-951-034-532-0 .
- Urheilukirja (A Sports Book). Teos, Helsinki 2011, ISBN 978-951-851-337-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Tuomas Kyrö in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tuomas Kyrö in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (finnish)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kyrö, Tuomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish writer and cartoonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th June 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki , Finland |