Hans Aslak Guttorm

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Hans Aslak Guttorm (15 December 1907 – 24 March 1992 in Outakoski, Finland) was a Northern Sámi teacher and author who wrote in Northern Sámi.Rauna Kuokkanen. Čánja gillii! 1 : Sámi girjjálašvuohta = Saamelainen kirjallisuus = Samisk litteratur. Sameraddi, 1998. ISBN 9519629165 ([http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010091503006 ebok fra bokhylla.no])Harald Gaski. In the shadow of the midnight sun : contemporary Sami prose and poetry. Davvi girji, 1996. ISBN 8273743098. [http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008080104009 ebok fra bokhylla.no]{{cite book|date=1984|page=136-140; forfatterbiografier|publication-place=Oslo|publisher=Tiden|title=Ildstedene synger: samisk samtidslitteratur|url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013012407042}} He graduated as a teacher from Jyväskylä's teachers' seminary in 1935 and worked in that profession in Inari and Outakoski until 1969. He also worked for many years as an editor for the Sápmelaš monthly magazine. In 1985, Guttorm was shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his book Golgadeamen; the prize ended up going to Antti Tuuri, however.