Born 1964 · Finland
Finlandia 2013 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Herod”
Asko Sahlberg · 49 when first published
Novel · 680 pages · Historical
AI-generated summary:At the dawn of the Christian era, Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee and Perea, senses his reign and soon his life under threat, and looks back on power struggles, war, love and a crime he can never atone for.
Finlandia 2004 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Oak Grove”
Asko Sahlberg · 40 when first published
Novel · 388 pages · War, Historical
AI-generated summary:In 1918 the servants have left a village manor, leaving only its weary old master Martin, when the disreputable Emma moves in to run it and the Red commander Aarne arrives with his men.
Finlandia 2001 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Lost”
Asko Sahlberg · 37 when first published
Novel · 328 pages · Crime
AI-generated summary:On the run after a crime, a man picks up a car and a woman in a small coastal town, until shady jobs force him into hiding in the remote back country of southern Finland.