About Antti Hyry
Lived 1931 – 2016 (aged 84). Antti Hyry was a Finnish writer.
Antti Kalevi Hyry (20 October 1931 in Kuivaniemi – 4 June 2016 in Espoo ) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2005. In 2009 his book Uuni (Oven) won the Finlandia Prize, Finland's premier prize for literature. It details a man's reflections as he collects cement and bricks to build an oven for his home. Antti Hyry was married to Maija Hyry.
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Who was Antti Hyry?
Finnish writer (1931–2016)
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Antti Hyry was born on 20 October 1931 in Kuivaniemi.
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Antti Hyry died on 4 June 2016 in Espoo.
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Antti Hyry was a writer.
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Antti Hyry was Finnish.
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