Antti Hyry

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Antti Kalevi Hyry (20 October 1931 – 4 June 2016) was a Finnish writer. He was born in Kuivaniemi and died in Espoo. He received the Eino Leino Prize in 2005. His novel Uuni (Oven) won the Finlandia Prize in 2009, Finland’s top literary award. The book tells of a man who collects cement and bricks to build an oven for his home. He was married to Maija Hyry.