Kirsti Paltto

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Name Kirsti Paltto Role Author		Books Suoladuvvon

Nominations Nordic Council's Literature Prize, Finlandia Award

Kirsti Paltto (born February 11, 1947 in Utsjoki, Finland) is a Sámi author who writes mainly in Northern Sámi. Her books have been translated into several languages, including Finnish, German, Norwegian, English, Inari Sámi and Hungarian. Paltto currently resides in Utsjoki.

Awards

Sokeain kuunnelmapalkinto 1977

Cultural Award from the Province of Lapland in Finland 1977

Short-listed for the Finlandia Prize 1986

Cultural Award from the Sami Parliament of Finland 1997

The Helen Prize (2000)

Literature Award from the Saami Council 2001

References

Kirsti Paltto Wikipedia

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