Paavo Haavikko
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Paavo Haavikko was a Finnish
poet
and playwright
, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He won the Neustadt Prize for literature in 1984.
From 1967 to 1983, he was literary director of the Otava publishing company, and from 1989 to his death owner of the Art House publishing company.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He won the Neustadt Prize for literature in 1984.
From 1967 to 1983, he was literary director of the Otava publishing company, and from 1989 to his death owner of the Art House publishing company.
Honours
- Aleksis Kivi Prize, Finnish Literature Society, 1966
- Pro Finlandia Medal, 1967,
- Honorary Doctorate from the University of Helsinki, 1969
- Knight First Class of the White Rose of Finland, 1978
Poetry
- Tiet etäisyyksiin (1951) WSOY
- Tuuliöinä (1953) Otava
- Synnyinmaa (1955) Otava
- Lehdet lehtiä (1958) Otava
- Talvipalatsi (1959) Otava (The Winter Palace)
- Puut, kaikki heidän vihreytensä (1966) Otava
- Runoja matkalta salmen ylitse (1973) Otava
- Kaksikymmentä ja yksi (1974) Otava; English translation One and twenty (2007) Translated by Anselm Hollo. BeavertonBeaverton, OntarioBeaverton is a community in Brock Township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.Originally part of Thorah Township in Ontario County, Beaverton was first settled in 1822. The settlement is located on Lake Simcoe at the mouth of the Beaver River...
: Aspasia Books. ISBN 978-0-9783488-1-6 - Puolustuspuhe (1977) WSOY - poems and aforisms
- Viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elämästä (1987) Art House
- Toukokuu, ikuinen (1988) Art House
- Rakkaudesta ja kuolemasta (1989) Art House
- Talvirunoja (1990) Art House
- Puiden ylivertaisuudesta (1993) Art House
- Prosperon runot (2001) Art House
Poetry compilations
- Runot 1951–1961 (1962) Otava
- Runot 1949–1974 (1975) Otava
- Runoelmat (1975) Otava
- Sillat. Valitut runot (1984) Otava
- Runot! Runot 1984–1992 WSOY 1992
- Includes After the Deadline (1984), Con amore, con furore (1985), Viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elämästä (1987), Toukokuu, ikuinen (1988), Talvirunoja (1990), Musta herbaario (1992) and all the poems from aphorism books Pimeys (1984) and Kansalaisvapaudesta (1989). When After the Deadline and Con amore, con furore were first published, the author distributed them only to a small circle of friends. Musta herbaario was previously unpublished.
- Kirjainmerkit mustat. Runot 1949–1966 (1993) WSOY
- Tyrannin ylistys. Runot 1970–1981 (1994) WSOY
- Valitut runot (2006) WSOY
Plays
- Münchausen; Nuket: Kaksi näytelmää (1960) Otava
- Ylilääkäri: Kaksi näytelmää (1968) Otava. Includes plays Ylilääkäri and Agricola ja kettu.
- Soitannollinen ilta Viipurissa 1918 (1978) Otava ISBN 951-1-04977-1.
- Viisi pientä draamallista tekstiä (1981) Otava ISBN 951-1-06332-4.
- Sulka: 12 näytelmää (1997) WSOY. ISBN 951-0-21855-3.
- Includes: Sulka (1973). Ratsumies (1974) (The Horseman), Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1974) (The King Goes Forth to France), Harald Pitkäikäinen (1974), Agricola ja kettu (1968), Kuningas Harald, jäähyväiset (radio play, 1978), Kaisa ja Otto (1976), Herra Östanskog (1981), Ne vahvimmat miehet ei ehjiksi jää (1976), Naismetsä (radio play, 1989), Englantilainen tarina (1990), Anastasia ja minä (1992) (Anastasya and I).
- Airo ja Brita (1999) Art House ISBN 951-884-259-0.
- Hitlerin sateenvarjo (2004) WSOY ISBN 951-0-29123-4.
External links
- Biography at Pegasos literature site
- Biography by Finnish Literature SocietyFinnish Literature SocietyThe Finnish Literature Society was founded in 1831 to promote literature written in Finnish. Among its first publications was the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.-External links:* ...
- Biography by Otava publishing house
- Biography by WSOY publishing house