Kjell Westö (born 6 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. Best known for his epic novels set in Helsinki, he has also written short stories, poetry, essays and newspaper columns. Biography. His family comes from Ostrobothnia. Kjell Westö studied journalism at the Swedish School of Social Science in Helsinki, and began his career as a journalist at Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland's largest Swedish-language newspaper, and at the politically left leaning magazine Ny Tid. Kjell Westö made his literary debut as a poet in 1986.
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Kjell Westö (born 6 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. Best known for his epic novels set in Helsinki, he has also written short stories, poetry, essays and newspaper columns. Biography. His family comes from Ostrobothnia. Kjell Westö studied journalism at the Swedish School of Social Science in Helsinki, and began his career as a journalist at Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland's largest Swedish-language newspaper, and at the politically left leaning magazine Ny Tid. Kjell Westö made his literary debut as a poet in 1986.
