| 词条 | Emmi Itäranta |
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| name = Emmi Itäranta | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = Itaranta emmi at koolibri 2014.JPG | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = Emmi Itäranta at Koolibri in Tallinn, in 2014 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1976 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Novelist | language = Finnish, English | nationality = Finnish | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = University of Tampere University of Kent | period = | genres = Speculative fiction, Science fiction | subject = | movement = | notablework = Memory of Water 2014 The City of Woven Streets 2016 | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = emmiitaranta.com | portaldisp = "true" }} Emmi Elina Itäranta (born 1976) is a Finnish novelist. Her debut novel Memory of Water was published by HarperCollins in 2014. BiographyItäranta holds a MA in Drama from the University of Tampere, and worked as a columnist, theatre critic, script writer and press officer after graduation.[1] In 2007 she enrolled in the postgraduate program of University of Kent, where she began writing her debut novel as a part of her Creative Writing course work.[2][3] Working simultaneously in English and her native Finnish,[4][5] Itäranta completed both manuscripts, and in 2011 the Finnish version won the Fantasy and Sci-Fi Literary Fiction contest organised by the Finnish publishing house Teos.[1][6] The novel was published by Teos in 2012 under the name Teemestarin kirja (lit. "The Tea Master's Book"). The book won the Kalevi Jäntti Award in 2012, and the Nuori Aleksis Award in 2013. It was also shortlisted for the 2013 Tähtivaeltaja Award.[7] The English version of the book, Memory of Water, was published by HarperCollins in 2014 in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.[8] It has been nominated for the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award,[9] as well as the Golden Tentacle Award[10] and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.[11] Translation rights of the book have been sold to 21 territories to date, and it has already been published in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Estonian, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.[12] The Italian version of the book, La Memoria dell'Acqua, was published by Frassinelli and was among the three final nominees for the Premio Salerno Libro d'Europa in 2016. Emmi Itäranta's second novel was published in October 2015 in Finnish, as Kudottujen kujien kaupunki. It too was nominated for the 2016 Tähtivaeltaja Award, and was one of the novels to receive the City of Tampere Literary Award.[13] The English language version was published in 2016, under the name The City of Woven Streets in the UK, and as The Weaver in the US and Canada.[14][15] Emmi Itäranta lives in Canterbury, United Kingdom.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite journal|last1=Riikonen|first1=Marika|title=The words will flow as long as she can move her hands|journal=Finnish Weird 2014|url=http://issuu.com/teroyks/docs/finnish_weird_2014|accessdate=11 February 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Goldschlager|first1=Amy|title=Emmi Itäranta|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/emmi-itaranta/|website=Kirkus|accessdate=11 February 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Walton-Lange|first1=Lucy|title=Exclusive interview with Emmi Itäranta|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/emmi-itaranta-memory-of-water-470063.html|website=Female First|accessdate=20 January 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Adam|title=Best science fiction books of 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/05/best-science-fiction-books-2014|website=The Guardian|accessdate=11 February 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Buxton|first1=Charlotta|title=How to write a novel in two languages – a writing interview with Emmi Itäranta|url=http://www.londonlotta.com/2013/05/how-to-write-a-novel-in-two-languages-a-writing-interview-with-emmi-itaranta/|website=Londonlotta|accessdate=20 January 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Brusso|first1=Charlene|title=Women Reach for the Stars: Science Fiction & Fantasy|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/59201-women-reach-for-the-stars-science-fiction-fantasy.html|website=Publisher's Weekly|accessdate=20 January 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|last1=Stenger|first1=Wif|title=Finnish dystopian debut stirs literary interest in US|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnish_dystopian_debut_stirs_literary_interest_in_us/7285794|website=YLE News|accessdate=20 January 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Farrington|first1=Joshua|title=HarperVoyager signs Finnish debut|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpervoyager-signs-finnish-debut|website=The Bookseller|accessdate=20 January 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=2014 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced|url=http://www.philipkdickaward.org/2015/01/2014-philip-k-dick-award-nominees-announced.html|website=Philip K. Dick Award|accessdate=20 January 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=2014 Golden Tentacle Finalists |url=http://www.thekitschies.com/golden-tentacle.html |website=The Kitschies |accessdate=16 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301072242/http://thekitschies.com/golden-tentacle.html |archivedate=1 March 2014 |df= }} 11. ^{{cite web|title=29th Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist Announced|url=http://www.clarkeaward.com/previous-awards/shortlists/2015-shortlist-announced/|website=The Arthur C. Clarke Awards|publisher=Serendip|accessdate=6 May 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Russian rights to Emmi Itäranta's Memory of Water sold to Text Publishers|url=http://www.ahlbackagency.com/uncategorized/2015/09/russian-rights-to-emmi-itarantas-memory-of-water-sold-to-text-publishers/|website=Elina Ahlback Literary Agency|accessdate=23 September 2015}} 13. ^{{cite web|last1=Rajamäki|first1=Aila|title=Tampereen kaupunki palkitsi kulttuurin, taiteen ja tieteen tekijöitä|url=http://www.tampere.fi/tampereen-kaupunki/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/2016/04/29042016_3.html|website=City of Tampere|publisher=City of Tampere|accessdate=26 May 2016}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Harper Collins – The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta|url=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007536085/the-city-of-woven-streets|publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers|accessdate=23 January 2016}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=HarperCollinsCanada – The Weaver by Emmi Itäranta|url=http://www.harpercollins.ca/9780062326195/the-weaver|publisher=HarperCollinsCanada|accessdate=23 January 2016}} External links
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