Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 15 October 1958 in

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) is a

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writer, translator, and researcher. She was the recipient of the

Eino Leino Prize The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets. It is named after Eino Leino, a pioneer of Finnish poetry. Recipients *1956 Viljo Kajava *1957 Helvi Juvonen *1958 Rabbe Enc ...

in 2002 along with her husband

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila (born 26 February 1963) is a Finnish academic researcher, serving as a professor of the Arabic language and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh. Before that he was a professor at the University of Helsinki. H ...

, for their work in translating and promoting multicultural literature. In addition to being a best-selling novelist, she is a translator and non-fiction writer. She also teaches

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and the history of Indian art at Helsinki University.

Works

Hämeen-Anttila has written eleven novels, a series of four detective novels set in Helsinki in the 1920s, and a series of three youth novels (together with her daughter Maria Hämeen-Anttila). She has also translated Indian literature and poetry. Her first novel ''Suden vuosi'' (2003) was turned into a film by the same name in 2007.

Awards

In 2002 Hämeen-Anttila and her husband were awarded the

. In 2004 she was named "Researcher of the Year" (''Vuoden tieteentekijä'') by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers. In 2008 she and her husband received the city of Vantaa Cultural Prize.

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