Jari Tervo
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Jari Tervo | |
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 Jari Tervo at the Turku Book Fair 2010. | |
| Born | 2 February 1959 Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Prose, Poetry |
Jari Tervo (born 2 February 1959)[1] is a Finnish author, columnist, and former TV personality. He is a major name in Finnish literature.[2]
Writing
[edit]Tervo mainly writes traditional plot-driven prose fiction, in genres ranging from comedy (Poliisin poika) to detective fiction (Myyrä). His works often include autobiographical elements; for example, Kallellaan is a diary, and Minun sukuni tarina has a protagonist who is the author himself, all but in name.[citation needed] Despite his renown in Finland, only one of his novels has been translated into English: Pyhiesi Yhteyteen, translated as Among the Saints in 2014.[citation needed]. Tervo has also written books of poetry, as well as newspaper columns for Yle Uutiset, Helsingin Sanomat, and Iltalehti, among other publications.[citation needed]
He was given the Veijo Meri Award in 2018.[3]
Tervo was published by WSOY until 2016, but followed his editor, Harri Haanpää, to Otava.[2]
Television
[edit]Tervo was a team captain on Uutisvuoto, a Finnish panel show based on the BBC's Have I Got News For You,[2] from its debut in 1998 until he quit the show in 2017.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Tervo is married to the writer Kati Tervo.[2]
Novels
[edit]- Pohjan hovi, 1992 (The Court of the North)
- Poliisin poika, 1993 (Policeman's Son)
- Pyhiesi yhteyteen, 1995, published in English as Among the Saints in 2014
- Tuulikaappimaa, 1997 (Windswept Expanse)
- Minun sukuni tarina, 1999 (My Family Chronicle)
- Kallellaan, 2000
- Suomemme heimo, 2001
- Rautapää, 2002
- Myyrä, 2004 (The Mole)
- Ohrana, 2006
- Troikka, 2008
- Koljatti, 2009
- Layla, 2011
- Jarrusukka, 2013
- Esikoinen, 2013
- Revontultentie, 2014
- Pyrstötähti, 2015
- Matriarkka, 2016
- Aamen, 2018
- Pääskyt talvehtivat järven pohjassa, 2021
Short story collections
[edit]- Siat ja naudat, 1994
- Taksirengin rakkaus, 1998
- Siperian tango: Valitut novellit, 1993–2003, 2003
Poetry
[edit]- Tuulen keinutuoli, 1980
- Sillankorvassa, illansuussa, 1983
- Kaistan taivasta, 1988
- Muistoja Pohjolasta, 1990
- Intialainen lippalakki: Valitut runot, 1978–90, 1999
Non-fiction
[edit]- Loiri, 2019
- Ukko, with Kati Tervo, 2022
References
[edit]- ^ Kylänpää, Riitta (2006). "Jari Tervo" (PDF). Suomen Kuvalehti (31): 54. Retrieved Sep 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Kirssi, Elina (16 October 2016). "Jari Tervo lähdöstään: "Kirjailijalle on ehkä terveellistä katsoa työtään muuastakin suunnasta"". Iltalehti. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Veijo Meri Award". Otava Book Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Yle lopettaa Uutisvuoto-ohjelman kahdenkymmenen vuoden jälkeen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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