Arto Paasilinna
Finnish poet, novelist, screenwriter, and jourrnalist
- Born
- 20 April 1942, Kittilä
- Died
- 15 October 2018, aged 76
- Birth name
- Arto Tapio Paasilinna
Arto Tapio Paasilinna (20 April 1942 – 15 October 2018) was a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of Finland's most successful novelists, he won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before. Translated into 27 languages, over seven million copies of his books have been sold worldwide, and he has been claimed as "instrumental in generating the current level of interest in books from Finland".
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