Hannu Salama was born on October 4, 1936 in Kouvola, Finland. He is known for his work on The Butterfly from Ural (2008), Se tavallinen tarina (1972) and Siinä näkijä missä tekijä (2012).
Was convicted to 3 month suspended sentence for blasphemy due to the passages in his novel "Juhannustanssit", although president Urho Kekkonen pardoned him. In 1990 the book was re-printed in the original form with the controversial lines included.
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Winner of 1975 Nordic Council Literature Prize.
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Was awarded Väinö Linna Prize 1979, Eino Leino Prize 1985, Aleksis Kivi Prize 1990.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Siinä näkijä missä tekijä
2012
TV Movie novel
Uralin perhonen
2008
Short radio play / screenplay
Juhannustanssit
1983
TV Movie novel
Se tavallinen tarina
1972
TV Movie novel "Se tavallinen tarina"
Teatterituokio
1971
TV Series short story - 1 episode
Midsommardansen
1971
novel "Juhannustanssit"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kostamus-sinfonia
1996
TV Movie book excerpts
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Siinä näkijä missä tekijä
2012
TV Movie thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Suomalainen kirjailija
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sininen laulu - Suomen taiteiden tarina
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Persona non grata
2003
TV Series
Himself
Kivi ja kilpi
2003
TV Series
Himself
Hurja vuosi 1968
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Turkka & Turkka
1998
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Tamminiemen herra - Kekkosen aika kannesta kanteen
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