Caj Westerberg
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Caj Westerberg | |
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| Born | Caj Torsten Westerberg 14 June 1946 Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland |
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| Nationality | Finnish |
| Notable awards | Eino Leino Prize (1995) |
Caj Torsten Westerberg (born 14 June 1946 in Porvoo) is a Finnish poet and translator.[1] Among his several awards, he is the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1995,[2] State Prize for Translation in 1984 and State Prize for Literature twice, in 1970 and 1986.[3] In 2012 he was the recipient of the Dancing Bear Poetry Prize, awarded by Finnish Broadcasting Company, for his poetry translations of the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer.[4]
