Kjell Westö

1961 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: short story, novel

country of citizenship: Finland

native language: Swedish

languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish, Finnish

occupation: journalist, writer, poet

award received: Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Aniara Award, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Finlandia Award, Nordic Council Literature Prize, Sveriges Radio's Novel Prize, Tollander Award, Swedish Yle Literature Prize, De Nios Vinterpris, Большая премия Шведского фонда культуры

official website: kjellwesto.com

Kjell Westö (born 6 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. Best known for his epic novels set in Helsinki, he has also written short stories, poetry, essays and newspaper columns. Source: Wikipedia (en)