Antti Hyry
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Antti Kalevi Hyry (20 October 1931 in Kuivaniemi – 4 June 2016 in Espoo[1]) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2005. In 2009 his book Uuni (Oven) won the Finlandia Prize, Finland's premier prize for literature. It details a man's reflections as he collects cement and bricks to build an oven for his home. Antti Hyry was married to Maija Hyry.[2]
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- ^ Författaren Antti Hyry är död Archived 2016-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ Kustantajat.fi Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
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