Mika Rissanen

Mika Rissanen (born 1978) is a Finnish history researcher and author of non-fiction and young adult literature.[1]

In 2005, Rissanen's book Antiikin Urheilu (Sports in Antiquity, co-written with Sami Koski and Juha Tahvanainen) won Tieto-Finlandia award for the best non-fiction book in Finland.[2] In 2016 his non-fiction book Down Beer Street: History in a Pint Glass (co-written with Juha Tahvanainen) was published in English[3] and in German.[4]

Rissanen has written his young adult thrillers, Arkeomysteeri series (Archeomystery) in co-operation with Juha Tahvanainen using the pseudonym Nemo Rossi.

Academic researches of Rissanen are focused in ancient history and European cultural history.[5]

Bibliography

Non-fiction books

  • Antiikin Urheilu ("Sports in Antiquity") (2004)
  • Hävityksen historiaa: Eurooppalaisen vandalismin vuosisadat ("A History of Destruction: European Vandalism through the Ages") (2007)
  • Kuohuvaa historiaa: tarinoita tuopin takaa ("History of Europe in 24 Pints") (2014)
  • Rooma, suden kaupunki ("Rome, a City of the Wolf") (2018)

Young adult literature

  • Rooman sudet ("The Wolves of Rome") (2012)
  • Mafian linnut ("The Mafia Birds") (2014)
  • Jumalista seuraava ("Next to the Gods") (2014)
  • Viimeinen etruski ("The Last Etruscan") (2016)
  • Salainen veljeskunta ("The Secret Brotherhood") (2018)

References

  1. ↑ "Atena Kustannus: Mika Rissanen" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Suomen Kirjasäätiö: Edelliset Tietokirjallisuuden Finlandia -palkinnon voittajat ja ehdokkaat" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Souvenir Press: Down Beer Street". Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bastei Luebbe: Die Geschichte Europas in 24 Bieren" (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mika Rissanen in academia.edu". Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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