Aki Ollikainen
Aki Ollikainen (born 1973) is a
Finnish writer. A photographer and journalist by profession, Ollikainen received widespread acclaim for his
debut novel ''Nälkävuosi'' (2012), an account of the
Finnish famine of 1866–1868. The book won several prizes and has been translated into English by
Emily Jeremiah and
Fleur Jeremiah under the title ''White Hunger'' (
Peirene Press, 2015).
Ollikainen lived in
Kolari in northern Finland when he wrote ''Nälkävuosi''. His second novel ''Musta satu'' was published in spring 2015. He currently lives in
Lohja in Southern Finland.
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