Jari Tervo

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Jari Tervo
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Jari Tervo at the Turku Book Fair 2010.
Born (1959-02-02) 2 February 1959 (age 65)
Rovaniemi, Finland
OccupationNovelist
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]

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Writing

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  [ fi ], to Otava. [2]

Television

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

Tervo is married to the writer Kati Tervo  [ fi ]. [2]

Novels

Short story collections

Poetry

Non-fiction

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References

  1. Kylänpää, Riitta (2006). "Jari Tervo" (PDF). Suomen Kuvalehti (31): 54. Retrieved Sep 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kirssi, Elina (16 October 2016). "Jari Tervo lähdöstään: "Kirjailijalle on ehkä terveellistä katsoa työtään muuastakin suunnasta"". Iltalehti. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. "Veijo Meri Award". Otava Book Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. "Yle lopettaa Uutisvuoto-ohjelman kahdenkymmenen vuoden jälkeen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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