Writing · Writer · Novel · Screenplay
Born Sep 7, 1956 · Lappajärvi, Finland
Active 1987–2005 · Awards: Kalevi Jäntti Award, Finlandia Award, Finnish State Prize for Literature
Arto Matti Vihtori Melleri was a Finnish poet and writer. Melleri gained fame with the play, Pete Q, in the 1970s. He studied at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki between 1976 and 1980.