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Kjell Westö
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Swedish-speaking writer and journalist from Finland
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Kjell Anders Westö is a Finnish journalist, writer, poet, and novelist born in Helsinki on August 6, 1961. A member of the Finland Swedes ethnic group, he writes in Swedish and is also fluent in Finnish. His professional career began in 1986, and he has published nineteen works, including the novels *Från Tipp-Ex till iCloud*, *Utslag*, *Epitaf över Mr. Nacht*, *Lugna favoriter*, and *Privid 1938*. He has also written under the pseudonym Anders Hed.
Westö has received several honors for his contributions to literature, including the Thanks for the Book Award, the Aniara Award, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, and the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland. His works span the fields of short stories, novels, and poetry.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1961
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Från Tipp-Ex till iCloud
- Utslag
- Epitaf över Mr. Nacht
- Lugna favoriter
- Privid 1938
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Film & TV
Helsinki, Finland
Kjell Anders Westö, born August 6, 1961, in Helsinki, is a Finnish-Swedish author. He made his debut as a poet in 1986 but quickly switched to writing short stories and eventually to novels. He made his breakthrough with the novel Drakarna över Helsingfors (1996), which together with Vådan av att vara Skrake (2000), Där vi en gång gått (2006) and Gå inte ensam ut i natten (2009) form a suite of…
Known for
- Succékväll med Janne Grönroos — Self - Guest artist2021
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1961-08-06 ) 6 August 1961 (age 64) , Helsinki , Finland
- Occupation
- Author , journalist
- Language
- Swedish
- Period
- 1986–present
- Notable awards
- Finlandia Prize Nordic Council Literature Prize
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anders
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Field of work
- poetry
- Official website
- kjellwesto.com
- Image
- Kjell Westö 01.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1961-08-06
- Commons category
- Kjell Westö
- name in native language
- Kjell Anders Westö
- birth name
- Kjell Anders Westö
- ethnic group
- Finland Swedes
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- pseudonym
- Anders Hed
- writing language
- Swedish
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Encyclopedic overview
Kjell Westö (born 6 August 1961) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. Best known for his epic novels set in Helsinki, he has also written short stories, poetry, essays and newspaper columns.
Biography
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