Merete Mazzarella (born February 4, 1945, in Helsinki) is a Swedo-Finnish prize-winning author and literature researcher.[1][2][3]

Merete Mazzarella
In 2014
Born (1945-02-04) February 4, 1945 (age 79)
Helsinki, Finland
Alma materHelsinki University
Occupation(s)Writer, researcher

Life and work

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Mazzarella's mother was Danish, and father a Finnish ambassador. Her father's mother tongue was Finnish, but they spoke Swedish at home for practical reasons. Mazzarella learnt about Finland Swedish culture through literature.[4]

From 1973 to 1995, Mazzarella worked as a lecturer in Finland Swedish literature [sv] at Helsinki University. She acquired her doctorate in 1981 on the subject of Swedish Nobel laureate Eyvind Johnson. Mazzarella held a temporary professorship in Nordic literature at Helsinki University from 1995 to 1998 and was a permanent professor from 1998 to 2008.[1]

Mazzarella has written for Hufvudstadsbladet in Finland, as well as Sydsvenska dagbladet and Dagens Nyheter in Sweden.[1]

Mazzarella is since 2012 married to Lars Hertzberg.[2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Håkan Möller. "Mazzarella, Merete". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-5517-1416928958123.
  2. ^ a b "Merete Mazzarella – Uppslagsverket Finland". www.uppslagsverket.fi. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  3. ^ "Mazzarella, Merete". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ Alftan, Maija (2002-11-24). ""Skandaali! Tyttäreni ei puhu suomea!"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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