Awards & Winners

Antti Tuuri

Date of Birth 01-October-1944
Place of Birth Kauhava
(Finland)
Nationality Finland
Profession Writer, Author, Screenwriter
Antti Elias Tuuri is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with Southern Ostrobothnia. The Äitini-suku-series tells the stories of the Finns who emigrated to the United States. He received the J. H. Erkko Award in 1971 for Asioiden suhteet ja Lauantaina illalla, The Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1985 for Pohjanmaa, and the Finlandia Prize in 1997 for his novel Lakeuden kutsu. Tuuri has also translated some Icelandic sagas. Many of his novels have been made into films including Rukajärven tie also known as "Ambush" in English, about the Continuation War 1941-44 in Karelia, Russia and Talvisota, the Winter War 1939-1940.

Awards by Antti Tuuri

Check all the awards nominated and won by Antti Tuuri.

1997


Finlandia Award
Honored for : Lakeuden Kutsu
(Finnish)

1985


Nordic Council's Literature Prize
Honored for : Pohjanmaa
(Finland)

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize Pohjanmaa
Finland