Juha Itkonen

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• Kohti

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  Finlandia 2007 · Shortlist

  Kohti

  AITitle translated by AI:“Towards”

  Juha Itkonen · 32 when first published

  Novel · 428 pages · Family

  AIAI-generated summary:A year after his daughter Julia left home with only a note, a Finnish cabinet minister glimpses her in a TV report from tsunami-hit Khao Lak and secretly flies to Thailand to bring her back.

• Myöhempien aikojen pyhiä

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  Finlandia 2003 · Shortlist

  Myöhempien aikojen pyhiä

  AITitle translated by AI:“Latter-Day Saints”

  Juha Itkonen · 28 when first published

  Novel · 295 pages · Coming of age, Love

  AIAI-generated summary:David, a young Mormon from Salt Lake City whose whole family died in a plane crash, is sent with a rigid companion to preach in a quiet small town in southern Finland.