''The Sun, My Father'' ( se, Beaivi, áhčážan) is a 1991 poetry collection by Finnish Sami author

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as ''Áillohaš'' in the Northern Sami language (23 March 1943 – 26 November 2001), was a Finnish Sami writer, musician and artist. He was born in Enontekiö in Lapland province, Finland. He lived most of his ...

. It won 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 1991.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, My Father, The 1991 books Sámi poetry Sámi-language literature Nordic Council's Literature Prize-winning works