Jarkko Olavi Tontti (born 9 December 1971) is a

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novelist, poet, essayist and lawyer. He is former member of

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Executive Board and former president of Finnish PEN. Tontti studied law, philosophy and literature at the universities of Helsinki, Edinburgh, Berlin and Brussels. Doctor of Laws 2002. He has published collections of poems, novels and essays. His first poetry collection ''Vuosikirja'' (''Book of Years'', 2006) won the Kalevi Jäntti literature prize for young authors. Tontti has worked in the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Local Court of Espoo, in the Parliament of Finland and at the University of Helsinki. He is a specialist in philosophy of law, freedom of expresion law and copyright law. His poems have been translated into English, French, Swedish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Estonian, German, Greek, Slovenian, Latin, Czech, Marathi, Polish, Croatian, Romanian and Portuguese.Jarkko Tontti – Lyrikline.org
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Works

Novels

* Haava (Wound, novel, 2021) * Perintö (Legacy, novel, 2018) * Lento (Flight, novel, 2013) * Sali (Gym, novel, 2011) * Luokkakokous (Class reunion, novel, 2007)

Poetry

* Lain laita (Poems, 2020) * Jacasser (Jacasser, poems, 2009) * Vuosikirja (Book of Years, poems, 2006)

Essays

* Tarkoituksista ja keinoista (Means and Ends, essays, 2022) * Viisastuminen sallittu (Wisening Permitted, essays, 2016) * Koti, uskonto ja isänmaa (Home, Religion and Fatherland, essays, 2011)

Fantasy Novels

* Vedeera ja polttavan auringon maa (Vedeera and the Land of Burning Sun, fantasy novel, 2022) * Vedeera vaarallisilla vesillä (Vedeera in Perilous Waters, fantasy novel, 2018) * Vedeeran taru (The Tale of Vedeera, fantasy novel, 2012)

References

External links

The Missing Slate Poet of the Month: Jarkko Tontti

Jarkko Tontti – Poetry and translations in Lyrikline.org
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