| Kati Hiekkapelto | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1970-09-08) September 8, 1970 (age 54) Oulu, Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Genre | Crime, fiction, Nordic Noir |
| Website | |
| www.katihiekkapelto.com | |
Kati Hiekkapelto (born 8 September 1970 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish novelist, performance artist and punk singer.
Career
Following her studies in special education, Hiekkapelto worked as a special-needs teacher for a time in Serbia among its minority Hungarian population.
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.
The third book in the series, Tumma (The Exiled) was published in 2016.
Hiekkapelto lives on Hailuoto, an island in northern Finland.
Hiekkapelto performs in a punk band Parrakas nainen (The Bearded Woman).
Bibliography
- 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
- "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.
- ^ 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.