Juhani Karila (b. 1985) is an author and journalist with a master’s in communication theory. Originally from a small municipality in Lapland, he now resides in Helsinki. He has written award-winning short stories before publishing his first novel Fishing for the Little Pike (2019), that became a worldwide sensation. The novel won several literary prizes and has been translated into 20 languages. The translations have been nominated for literary awards in Germany, France, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Here you can find a short interview with the author.
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Fishing for the Little Pike (2019)