Hannu Mäkelä (writer)

Hannu Mäkelä in 2009

Hannu Mäkelä (born 18 August 1943 in Helsinki, Finland)[citation needed] is an author of more than 100 books in Finnish: novels, collections of short stories, edited anthologies and children's books. Hannu Mäkelä is known for his books for children in many countries around the world, especially the Herra Huu (Mr Boo) series.

Career

Mäkelä writes for both adults and children.[1] The Herra Huu series for children is fantasy about a wizard.[1]

Mäkelä's children's books have been published in Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and are especially popular in Russia.[2] His success in Russia has been explained as a result of his friendship with the writer Eduard Uspenski [fi].[2]

Personal life

Mäkelä has been married five times.[3] His first marriage was to the children's writer Maikki Harjanne [fi]; they had one son.[3] His fourth wife, Svetlana Aksjonova, whom he married in 2011, died in 2017.[3] He married again in 2020.[3]

Awards

Works

Novels

  • Traveling all the time (1965)

References

  1. ^ a b Schoolfield, G.C. (1998). A History of Finland's Literature. History of Scandinavian literatures. University of Nebraska Press. p. 742. ISBN 978-0-8032-4189-3. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kirstinä, L. (2012). Nodes of Contemporary Finnish Literature. Studia Fennica Litteraria. Finnish Literature Society / SKS. p. 146. ISBN 978-952-222-409-5. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Tani, Iida (20 February 2020). "Kirjailija Hannu Mäkelä, 76, meni naimisiin – kertoo hääpäivästä yksityiskohtaisesti blogissaan". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "ITSENÄISYYSPÄIVÄ – SJÄLVSTÄNDIGHETSDAGEN". RITARIKUNNAT. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024. Suomen Leijonan komentajamerkki (SL K) Kommendörstecknet av Finlands Lejons orden (FLO K) ... Mäkelä, Hannu Eljas, akateemikko, kirjailija, Lohja


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