Writing · Writer · Novel
Born Aug 6, 1961 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 2001–present · Awards: Thanks for the Book Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Aniara Award, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Finlandia Award, Nordic Council Literature Prize, Sveriges Radio's Novel Prize, Karl Emil Tollander Prize
Kjell Anders Westö, born August 6, 1961, in Helsinki, is a Finnish-Swedish author. He made his debut as a poet in 1986 but quickly switched to writing short stories and eventually to novels.