Märta Tikkanen
Introduction '''Märta Eleonora Tikkanen''' (born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.
Biography Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' from 1956 to 1961.She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of Arts in 1958 and received a Master of Philosophy in 1961.Tikkanen was married to writer Henrik Tikkanen. A film based on her book ''Manrape'' (''Män kan inte våldtas'', "Men Can't Be Raped"), directed by Jörn Donner, was released in 1978.
Bibliography *nu imorron (1970)*Ingenmansland (1972)*Vem bryr sig om Doris Mihailov (1974)*Män kan inte våldtas (1975)*Århundradets kärlekssaga (1978)*Mörkret som ger glädjen djup (1981)*Sofias egen bok (1982)*Rödluvan (1986)*Storfångaren (1989)*Arnaía kastad i havet (1992)*Bryta mot lagen (1992)*Personliga angelägenheter (1996)*Sofia vuxen med sitt MBD (1998)*Två (2004)*Emma & Uno - visst var det kärlek (2010)
Prizes *Nordic Women's Alternative Literature Prize (1979)*Finnish Bookseller's Thank You For the Book Prize (1979)*Finland's State Prize for the Dissemination of Knowledge (1983)*Swedish literary De Nios Grand Prize (1999)*Swedish Academy's Finland Prize (2002)*Finland's State Literary Prize (2011)
References *  Biography at Rowohlt publishers