Jari Tervo

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

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,[2] a Finnish television panel show based on the BBC's Have I Got News For You,[4] from its debut in 1998 until he quit the show in 2017.[5]

Personal life

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

Novels

  • 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

  • Siat ja naudat, 1994
  • Taksirengin rakkaus, 1998
  • Siperian tango: Valitut novellit, 1993–2003, 2003

Poetry

  • Tuulen keinutuoli, 1980
  • Sillankorvassa, illansuussa, 1983
  • Kaistan taivasta, 1988
  • Muistoja Pohjolasta, 1990
  • Intialainen lippalakki: Valitut runot, 1978–90, 1999

Non-fiction

  • Loiri, 2019
  • Ukko, with Kati Tervo, 2022

References

  1. ^ Kylänpää, Riitta (2006). "Jari Tervo" (PDF). Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish). No. 31. p. 54. Retrieved Sep 28, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Kirssi, Elina (16 October 2016). "Jari Tervo lähdöstään: "Kirjailijalle on ehkä terveellistä katsoa työtään muuastakin suunnasta"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Veijo Meri Award". Otava Book Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Uutisvuoto täyttää 10 vuotta". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Feb 12, 2019. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  5. ^ "Yle lopettaa Uutisvuoto-ohjelman kahdenkymmenen vuoden jälkeen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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