Antti Elias Tuuri (born 1 October 1944, Kauhava,

Southern Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobo ...

) is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with

. The ''Äitini-suku''-series tells the stories of the Finns who immigrated to the United States. He received the J. H. Erkko Award in 1971 for ''Asioiden suhteet ja Lauantaina illalla'', The Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1985 for '' Pohjanmaa'', and the Finlandia Prize in 1997 for his novel ''Lakeuden kutsu''. Tuuri has also translated some Icelandic

saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

s. Many of his novels have been made into films, including '' Rukajärven tie'', known as "Ambush" in English, about the

Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 ...

1941–44 in Karelia, Russia and '' Talvisota'' based on the novel by the same name, the Winter War 1939–1940. His novel ''Ikitie'' was made into the movie '' The Eternal Road''. Tuuri originally received a degree in engineering and worked as an engineer.

Personal life

Tuuri is married to Merja Hietaharju-Tuuri; they live in

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Biography
at publisher's website 1944 births Living people People from Kauhava Finnish male novelists Finnish dramatists and playwrights Finnish-language writers Writers from South Ostrobothnia Aalto University alumni Finlandia Prize winners Nordic Council Literature Prize winners 20th-century Finnish novelists 21st-century Finnish novelists {{Finland-writer-stub