Pajtim Statovci
Photo: © Anna Kurki
PAJTIM STATOVCI was born in Kosovo to Albanian parents in 1990. His family fled the Yugoslav wars and moved to Finland when he was two years old. He holds an MA in comparative literature. He has been a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, and has twice been awarded the Finlandia Prize, Finland’s highest literary honor, including most recently for this novel.
