Kari Aartoma
Kari Aartoma | |
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| Born | July 12, 1958 Finland |
| Died | June 24, 2024 (aged 65) Finland |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, translator, columnist |
| Language | Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction |
| Literary movement | Hellät elätit (poetry group) |
| Years active | 1999–2024 |
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Kari Aartoma (12 July 1958 – 24 June 2024) was a Finnish poet, writer, translator and columnist.
Life and career
Aartoma was born on 12 July 1958.[1] He lived in Turku, Finland.[2] His first work, Pilvet eivät pidä mistään kiinni (Clouds Do Not Stick To Anything), was published in 1999 by Nihil Interit.[3]
He was a member of the poetry group Hellät elätit.
His 2019 novel, Kahden Joen Kaupunki (A City of Two Rivers), deals with alcoholism. Aartoma, a self-described alcoholic, spent eight years writing the novel.[4]
Aartoma died on 24 June 2024, at the age of 65.[5]
Works
- Clouds Do Not Stick To Anything (Pilvet eivät pidä mistään kiinni), Nihil Interit 1998
- Concrete Schubert (Betonischubert), Sammakko 2001
- Hetero, Sammakko 2005
- The City of Two Rivers (Kahden Joen Kaupunki)
References
- ^ Turkulainen kirjailija ja kääntäjä Kari Aartoma on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ "Aartoma, Kari: Kahden joen kaupunki". Enostone (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Siro, Juha (28 February 2000). "Kari Aartoma: Pilvet eivät pidä mistään kiinni". Kiiltomato (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Kari Aartoma kirjoitti romaanin alkoholistien elämästä - "Täytyy myöntää, että olen edelleen viinapirun vietävänä"". Sunnuntaivieras (Podcast). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Turkulainen kirjailija ja kääntäjä Kari Aartoma on kuollut (in Finnish)