Katja Maaria Kettu (born ''Heikkinen'', April 10, 1978) is a

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contemporary writer and film producer. She debuted in 2005 with the novel ''Surujenkerääjä''. The book was nominated for the Helsingin-Sanomat literature prize as best

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. Her breakthrough as writer succeeded with ''The Midwife'' (Kätilö). In the book Kettu describes the love between a Finnish midwife and a German officer during the Second World War. She shows in brutal scenes of birth, abortion and murder how people are able to suffer for love. The story is inspired by the life of Kettu's grandparents.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kettu, Katja 1978 births Living people People from Muhos Finnish dramatists and playwrights Finnish women dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Finnish novelists Finnish women novelists Writers from Northern Ostrobothnia 21st-century Finnish women writers Finnish film producers Finnish women film producers