Merete Mazzarella
Merete Mazzarella (born February 4, 1945 in Helsinki) is a Swedo-Finnish prize-winning author and literature researcher.[1][2][3]
Merete Mazzarella | |
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| Born | February 4, 1945 Helsinki, Finland |
| Alma mater | Helsinki University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, researcher |
Life and work
Mazzarella's mother was Danish, and father a Finnish ambassador. Her father's mother tongue was Finnish, but they spoke Swedish at home for practical reasons. Mazzarella learnt about Finland Swedish culture through literature.[4]
From 1973 to 1995, Mazzarella worked as a lecturer in Finland Swedish literature at Helsinki University. She acquired her doctorate in 1981 on the subject of Swedish Nobel laureate Eyvind Johnson. Mazzarella held a temporary professorship in Nordic literature at Helsinki University from 1995 to 1998 and was a permanent professor from 1998 to 2008.[1]
Mazzarella has written for Hufvudstadsbladet in Finland, as well as Sydsvenska dagbladet and Dagens Nyheter in Sweden.[1]
Mazzarella is since 2012 married to Lars Hertzberg.[2]
Awards
- 2008, Finnish Science Book of the Year Award (Vuoden tiedekirja) for Fredrik Charlotta Född Tengström: en nationalskalds hustru about Fredrika Runeberg, the wife of J. L. Runeberg
- 2009, nominated for the Finlandia Prize for Ingen saknad, ingen sorg: en dag i Zacharias Topelius liv
- 2015, Mazzarella's Själens nattsida was nominated for the 2015 Runeberg Prize
- 2021, Mazzarella was awarded the Swedish Academy Finland Prize
References
- Håkan Möller. "Mazzarella, Merete". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-5517-1416928958123.
- "Merete Mazzarella – Uppslagsverket Finland". www.uppslagsverket.fi. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- "Mazzarella, Merete". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- Alftan, Maija (2002-11-24). ""Skandaali! Tyttäreni ei puhu suomea!"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
External links
- Håkan Möller. "Mazzarella, Merete". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-5517-1416928958123.