Antti Elias Tuuri (born 1 October 1944,

Kauhava Kauhava is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, northwest of Helsinki and by the main railway from Helsinki to Oulu. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The pop ...

Southern Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South ...

) is a

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writer, known for his works dealing with

. The ''Äitini-suku''-series tells the stories of the Finns who emigrated to the United States. He received the

J. H. Erkko Award ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...

in 1971 for ''Asioiden suhteet ja Lauantaina illalla'',

The Nordic Council's Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

in 1985 for ''

Pohjanmaa Pohjanmaa ( sv, Österbotten, links=no, en, Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish word meaning "lowlands", and may refer to: Former entities * Pohjanmaa, former name of Ostrobothnia (historical province), comprising a large western and northern part of mode ...

'', and the

Finlandia Prize The Finlandia Prize ( fi, Finlandia-palkinto; sv, Finlandiaprisen) is a set of Finnish literary prizes awarded by the Finnish Book Foundation to "celebrate reading and highlight new Finnish first-rate literature." Considered the most prestigious ...

in 1997 for his novel ''Lakeuden kutsu''. Tuuri has also translated some Icelandic

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s. Many of his novels have been made into films including ''

Rukajärven tie ''Ambush'' ( fi, Rukajärven tie) is a 1999 Cinema of Finland, Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "Road of Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is base ...

'' also 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 from 1941 to 1944, as part of World War II.; sv, fortsättningskriget; german: Fortsetzungskrieg. A ...

1941–44 in Karelia, Russia and '' Talvisota'', the Winter War 1939–1940. His novel ''Ikitie'' was made into the movie '' The Eternal Road''.

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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