Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.

Märta Tikkanen
Märta Tikkanen at the Göteborg Book Fair 2010
Born	(1935-04-03) 3 April 1935 (age 87) Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	Author
Nationality	Finnish
Alma mater	University of Helsinki (M.A., 1958)
Spouse	Henrik Tikkanen

Biography

Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for Hufvudstadsbladet from 1956 to 1961. She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of Arts in 1958 and received a Master of Philosophy in 1961. Tikkanen was married to writer Henrik Tikkanen. A film based on her book Manrape (Män kan inte våldtas, "Men Can't Be Raped"), directed by Jörn Donner, was released in 1978.

Bibliography

• nu imorron (1970)
• Ingenmansland (1972)
• Vem bryr sig om Doris Mihailov (1974)
• Män kan inte våldtas (1975)
• Århundradets kärlekssaga (1978)
• Mörkret som ger glädjen djup (1981)
• Sofias egen bok (1982)
• Rödluvan (1986)
• Storfångaren (1989)
• Arnaía kastad i havet (1992)
• Bryta mot lagen (1992)
• Personliga angelägenheter (1996)
• Sofia vuxen med sitt MBD (1998)
• Två (2004)
• Emma & Uno - visst var det kärlek (2010)

Prizes

• Nordic Women's Alternative Literature Prize (1979)
• Finnish Bookseller's Thank You For the Book Prize (1979)
• Finland's State Prize for the Dissemination of Knowledge (1983)
• Swedish literary De Nios Grand Prize (1999)
• Swedish Academy's Finland Prize (2002)
• Finland's State Literary Prize (2011)

References

• Biography at Rowohlt publishers (in German)

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