Kati Hiekkapelto (born 8 September 1970 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish novelist, performance artist and punk singer.
Kati Hiekkapelto | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1970 Oulu, Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Genre | Crime, fiction, Nordic Noir[1][2] |
| Website | |
| www.katihiekkapelto.com | |
Career edit
Following her studies in special education, Hiekkapelto worked as a special-needs teacher for a time in Serbia among its minority Hungarian population.[3]
In 2013, Hiekkapelto published her first novel, Kolibri (Hummingbird). Its protagonist, a police detective, Anna Fekete, is an immigrant to Finland from the erstwhile Yugoslavia. The book was a critical as well as popular success, and has been translated into several languages, including English and German.
A sequel Suojattomat (The Defenceless) came out in 2015. It won the Finnish prize Vuoden johtolanka for crime fiction.[4]
The third book in the series, Tumma (The Exiled) was published in 2016.
Hiekkapelto lives on Hailuoto, an island in northern Finland.[3]
Hiekkapelto performs in a punk band Parrakas nainen (The Bearded Woman).[5]
Bibliography edit
- Hummingbird. Translated by Hackston, David. Arcadia. 2014. ISBN 978-1909807563.
- The Defenceless. Translated by Hackston, David. Orenda Books. 2015. ISBN 978-1910633137.
- The Exiled. Translated by Hackston, David. Orenda Books. 2016. ISBN 978-1910633519.
References edit
- ^ "Kati Hiekkapelto". Goodreads.
- ^ Armitstead, Presented by Richard Lea with Claire; Tresilian, and produced by Susannah (25 November 2016). "Nordic noir with Kati Hiekkapelto and Antti Tuomainen – books podcast" – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b Martin Doyle (22 September 2015). "Kati Hiekkapelto: 'I have visited so many cultures, minds and emotions through reading'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Satu Nurmio (11 February 2015). "Vuoden johtolanka -palkinto Kati Hiekkapellolle" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Suvi Niemi (16 May 2016). "Muutto maalle synnytti rikosromaanin – kovilla pakkasilla kirja syntyi kylpyhuoneessa" (in Finnish). Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. Retrieved 10 December 2016.