Virpi Hämeen-Anttila

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Virpi Hämeen-Anttila
Hämeen-Anttila at the Jakomäki library in 2007.
Born	(1958-10-15)October 15, 1958 Espoo, Finland
Language	Finnish
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Notable awards	Eino Leino Prize (2002)
Spouses	Jaakko 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]

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 . In 2008 she and her husband received the city of Vantaa Cultural Prize.

References[]

See also[]

• Virpi Hämeen-Anttila in 375 humanists – 22 May 2015. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki.

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