David
Hackston
David Hackston is a British translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. Notable publications include Laura Lindstedt’s My Friend Natalia, Petra Rautiainen’s WWII thriller Land of Snow and Ashes, and Kari Hukkila’s One Thousand and One. In 2020 he was awarded the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize for his translation of Pajtim Statovci’s Crossing.
David Hackston is a British translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. Notable publications include Laura Lindstedt’s My Friend Natalia, Petra Rautiainen’s WWII thriller Land of Snow and Ashes, and Kari Hukkila’s One Thousand and One. In 2020 he was awarded the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize for his translation of Pajtim Statovci’s Crossing.
