Marko Kitti (born 11 July 1970 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish author. He has published four works of fiction in the Finnish language for adult readers[1] and a novel for Young Adult readers.[2] He is also the author and illustrator of the Jesper Jinx books,[3] the middle-grade chapter book series written in the English language. He was a candidate for the 2009 Runeberg prize.[4]
Marko Kitti | |
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 Marko Kitti | |
| Born | 11 July 1970 Turku, Finland |
Bibliography edit
Finnish publications
- Kottarainen (The Starling). Helsinki: Arator, 2001. Short story collection. ISBN 952-9619-82-0.
- Viidakko (The Jungle). Helsinki: Arator, 2003. Novel. ISBN 952-9619-85-5.
- Meidän maailma (Our world). Helsinki: Arator, 2008. Novel. ISBN 978-952-9619-92-4.
- Isiä ja poikia (Fathers and Sons). Helsinki: Arator, 2010. Short story collection. ISBN 978-952-9619-95-5.
- Oliivityttö (Olive girl). Helsinki: Tammi, 2012. Youth novel. ISBN 978-951-31-6644-1.
English publications
- Jesper Jinx. CreateSpace, 2014. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-4974-5822-2.
- Jesper Jinx and the Sneezing Season, 2014. CreateSpace, 2014. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-4992-9293-0.
- Jesper Jinx and the Turkish Pepper, 2015. CreateSpace, 2015. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-5010-2597-6.
- Jesper Jinx Goes Fishing, 2015. CreateSpace, 2015. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-5086-0008-4.
- Jesper Jinx and the Scrumptious Snacks, 2016. CreateSpace, 2016. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-5170-3281-4.
- Jesper Jinx's Best Friend, 2016. CreateSpace, 2016. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-5350-2129-6.
- Jesper Jinx and the Mouse Mayhem, 2017. CreateSpace, 2017. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-5405-6138-1.
- The Piraroo, 2018. CreateSpace, 2018. Illustrated middle-grade chapter book. ISBN 978-1-5407-4875-1.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Arator Publishing Company". Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Tammi Publishers.
- ^ The Official Jesper Jinx Website.
- ^ Runeberg-palkintoa tavoittelee kahdeksan kirjailijaa Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Savon Sanomat 3 December 2008