Virpi Hämeen-Anttila

Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 15 October 1958 in Espoo) is a Finnish writer, translator, and researcher. She was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2002 along with her husband Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, for their work in translating and promoting multicultural literature.[1] In addition to being a best-selling novelist, she is a translator and non-fiction writer. She also teaches Sanskrit and the history of Indian art at Helsinki University.[2]

Virpi Hämeen-Anttila
Woman in a red jacket sitting at a table, on which three of her books are displayed
Hämeen-Anttila at the Jakomäki library in 2007.
Born(1958-10-15)October 15, 1958
Espoo, Finland
LanguageFinnish
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Notable awardsEino Leino Prize (2002)
SpousesJaakko Hämeen-Anttila

Works

Hämeen-Anttila has written eleven novels, a series of four detective novels set in Helsinki in the 1920s, and a series of three youth novels (together with her daughter Maria Hämeen-Anttila). She has also translated Indian literature and poetry. Her first novel Suden vuosi (2003) was turned into a film by the same name in 2007.

Awards

In 2002 Hämeen-Anttila and her husband were awarded the Eino Leino Prize. In 2004 she was named "Researcher of the Year" (Vuoden tieteentekijä) by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers. In 2008 she and her husband received the city of Vantaa Cultural Prize.

References
  1. "Kustantajat.fi". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  2. "Virpi Hämeen-Anttila". OGA. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

See also
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