Marko Kitti

Marko Kitti
Born	11 July 1970 Turku, Finland

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]

Bibliography

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.

See also

• Finnish literature

References

1. Arator Publishing Company.
2. Tammi Publishers.
3. The Official Jesper Jinx Website.
4. Runeberg-palkintoa tavoittelee kahdeksan kirjailijaa Savon Sanomat 3.12.2008

External links

• Marko Kitti website.
• The Official Jesper Jinx website.
• FILI: Finnish Literature Information Centre.