Antti Hyry
Illustration — Antti Hyry in 2010 Antti Kalevi Hyry (20 October 1931 in Kuivaniemi – 4 June 2016 in Espoo) 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.
Also recorded as Antti Kalevi Hyry
Antti Hyry
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- Full name
- Antti Kalevi Hyry.
- Born
- 1931. · Kuivaniemi.
- Died
- 2016. · Espoo.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- writer.
- Fields
- prose and radio drama.
- Education
- Helsinki University of Technology.
- Honours
- Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finlandia Award, Finnish State Prize for Literature, Aleksis Kivi Award and Eino Leino Prize.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Illustration — Antti Hyry in 2010 Antti Kalevi Hyry (20 October 1931 in Kuivaniemi – 4 June 2016 in Espoo) 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.
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Identity and origins
Married to Maija Hyry.
Antti Hyry studied at Helsinki University of Technology. The recorded working language is Finnish. The field of work recorded is prose and radio drama. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are modernism and fiction. Places of work recorded in the authority are Espoo and Helsinki. Distinctions recorded are Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finlandia Award and Finnish State Prize for Literature.
Antti Hyry was recorded at birth as Antti Kalevi Hyry. The authorities additionally record the heading Antti Kalevi Hyry. His recorded language was Finnish. His recorded confession was Conservative Laestadianism.
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Identity
Antti Hyry is recorded as writer.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1931
Antti Hyry born at Kuivaniemi.
2016
Antti Hyry died at Espoo.
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Kuivaniemi.
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Espoo.
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Recognition and collections
Antti Hyry received Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finlandia Award, Finnish State Prize for Literature, Aleksis Kivi Award and Eino Leino Prize.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Hyry, Antti, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
Hyry, Antti: Das erzählerische Werk, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
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