Kjell Westö
| Kjell Westö | |
|---|---|
 Kjell Westö | |
| Born |
Kjell Westö 6 August 1961 Helsinki, Finland |
| Pen name | Anders Hed |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Period | 1986– |
| Notable works |
Där vi en gång gått Mirage 38 |
Kjell Westö (born August 6, 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish.
In 2006, Westö won the Finlandia Prize for his novel Där vi en gång gått. He has been long-listed for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (2014) for Hägring 38.[1]
Bibliography
- Tango orange (1986)
- Epitaf över Mr. Nacht (1988)
- Avig-Bön (1989; under the pseudonym Anders Hed)
- Utslag och andra noveller (1989)
- Fallet Bruus. Tre berättelser (1992)
- Drakarna över Helsingfors (1996)
- Metropol (1998; with Kristoffer Albrecht)
- Vådan av att vara Skrake (2000)
- Lang (2002)
- Lugna favoriter (2004)
- Där vi en gång gått (lit. Where We Once Went, novel, 2006)
- Gå inte ensam ut i natten (2009)
- Sprickor : valda texter 1986-2011 (2011)
- Mirage 38 (Swedish: Hägring 38, novel, 2013)
Awards
- Thanks for the Book Award 1997
- De Nios Vinterpris 2001
- The Finlandia Prize 2006
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2014
References
External links
- Westö on the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award site
- French presentation of 'Les sept livres de Helsingfors' on the intercultural site Culture a confine
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