YLE’s Living Archive published an interview with author Anna-Leena Härkönen over 40 years.
The first novel of Anna-Leena Härkönen, a high school age, became a success. Härkönen turned 60 on April 10. Pete anikari
Anna-Leena Härkönen, a writer, screenwriter and actor, recently filled round. He turned 60 on April 10.
In honor of Härkönen’s anniversary Highly living archive published an interview with Härkönen To the top second from 1984. In his first work Bullfighting weapon Written by Härkönen was only 18 at the time of the interview.
– When I started writing, I didn’t know this would be a book, says Härkönen in an interview video.
So was Härkönen’s success, one of the classic works of Finnish literature, which has been read, for example, in schools for decades, and two TV shows have been made.
At the age of 18, however, Härkönen always told his dream of writing a book.
If the publication is not visible, you can watch it from this link.
– I started to inject all the good things I had heard. Everything that was amusing me or was sore, I was single with the pen, Härkönen said in an interview from years ago.
When the reporter asked if Härkönen was going to write another work, Härkönen had a somewhat hesitant answer.
– It feels like not for a long time now. I told myself when I saw that now it was enough. Such a terrible feeling of emptiness comes first, then such that “what you imagine about yourself,” you write a book.
– One book there or here. It is not beneficial to write one single new books anymore. Everything has already been written, Härkönen ponders.
After that, however, Härkönen states that he cannot not write. Went only for a couple of years until Härkönen Soldier’s story novel was published in 1986.
The archive video was delighted with social media. The Härkönen dialect, in particular, aroused admiration.
– This dialect and the authenticity of youth are wonderful to hear, writes Maarit.
– Wonderful dialect. Bullfighting weapon Yes is legendary, continue Mia.
– It is an affectionately stunning piece of literary history, comments Pinja.
– A stunning writer whose own favorite is a bullfight, praises Katja.
– It was a wonderful interview, came to a good mood! And there are a few other books from there, fortunately, writes Susanna.
After his first book, Anna-Leena Härkönen hesitated her writer career, but also said she could not write. Picture from 2005. Seppo Louhi/AOP
Since then, Härkönen has written numerous award-winning books, written plays, TV series and movies, and acted. Recently published Härkönen Pocket A biography, where he opened, among other things, that he had been subjected to sexual harassment of several celebrity men during his life.
This year, Härkönen’s relationship was also new when it turned out that he was dating Ghost Entrepreneur and speaker Olli Keskinen, 58.
The couple arrived together at the opening ceremony of the Finlandia House in January, where they said they had held one couple of months.