Virpi Hämeen-Anttila

Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 1958) is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2002 along with Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila. In addition to being a best-selling novelist, she is a translator and non-fiction writer. She also teaches Sanskrit and the history of Indian art at Helsinki University.