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Ulla-Lena Lundberg

Born 1947 · Finland

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Finlandia 2012 · Winner

    Ice

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    Ulla-Lena Lundberg · 65 when first published

    Novel · 448 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:Just after the war, a young priest and his family move into the parsonage of an island parish far out in the archipelago, a place reached only by boat and, in winter, across the ice.

  • No English yet

    Finlandia 2001 · Shortlist

    Marsipansoldaten

    Title translated by AI:“The Marzipan Soldier”

    Ulla-Lena Lundberg · 54 when first published

    Novel · 429 pages · War, Family, Historical

    AI-generated summary:Through the Winter War and the Continuation War, a Swedish-speaking teacher's family near Helsinki sends two of its three sons to the front, while the eldest, Petter, carries weighty duties at home.