Katja Maaria Heikkinen (1978-04-10) April 10, 1978 (age 46) Muhos, Finland
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
Finnish
Notable works
The Midwife
Katja Maaria Kettu (born Heikkinen, April 10, 1978) is a Finnish contemporary writer and film producer.
She debuted in 2005 with the novel Surujenkerääjä. The book was nominated for the Helsingin-Sanomat literature prize as best debut novel. Her breakthrough as writer succeeded with The Midwife (Kätilö).[1] In the book Kettu describes the love between a Finnish midwife and a German officer during the Second World War. She shows in brutal scenes of birth, abortion and murder how people are able to suffer for love. The story is inspired by the life of Kettu's grandparents.
Katja Maaria Kettu (born Heikkinen, April 10, 1978) is a Finnish contemporary writer and film producer. She debuted in 2005 with the novel Surujenkerääjä...
in Lapland, a total of 1,142,000 units. The 2011 novel The Midwife by KatjaKettu is based on the war, on the basis of which Antti Jokinen made the film...
film directed by Antti Jokinen. It is an adaptation of Finnish author KatjaKettu's bestselling 2011 novel The Midwife (Kätilö) set before and during Lapland...
Austria Óscar Hernández, Spanish tennis player; in Barcelona, Spain KatjaKettu (born Katja Maaria Heikkinen), Finnish author and film producer; in Muhos,...
2011: Mielensäpahoittaja by Tuomas Kyrö 2012: Kätilö (The Midwife) by KatjaKettu 2013: Nälkävuosi (White Hunger) by Aki Ollikainen 2014: Taivaslaulu by...
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2013, for her translation of KatjaKettu's book Kätilö (The Midwife) into Norwegian. She was appointed Government...
the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010. "Runeberg-palkinto Katja Ketun Kätilö-romaanille". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 5 February 2012...
Pekka Kasurinen Daniel Katz Kerttu Kauniskangas Anssi Kela Usko Kemppi KatjaKettu Ilmari Kianto Jyrki Kiiskinen Eeva Kilpi Volter Kilpi Marko Kitti Markku...
for Witold Gombrowicz’ Dagboken 1953–1958 2013 - Turid Farbregd, for KatjaKettus Jordmora 2014 - Hege Susanne Bergan for Bønn for Tsjernobyl 2015 - Anne...
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