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Waltari, Mika - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/mwaltari.htm
Prolific Finnish writer, best known for "The Egyptian" and other historical novels. Waltari's works have been translated into more than 30 languages. |
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Topelius, Zacharias (Zachris) - http://www.helsinki.fi/kasv/nokol/topelius.html
The Finnish writer's fairytales, plays, poems and historical novels with English translations. |
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Hellaakoski, Aaro - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/aarohell.htm
Poet, pioneer of modernism in literature in Finland. |
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Päätalo, Kalle - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/paatalo.htm
Best-selling author of the autobiographical "Iijoki" series. |
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Runeberg, Johan Ludvig - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/runeberg.htm
The national poet of Finland who also exercised great influence on Swedish literature. |
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Leino, Eino - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/eleino.htm
Poet, bohemian and journalist. Leino was one of the leading Finnish writers of the early 20th century and is now probably Finland's most cited poet. |
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Linna, Väinö - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/vlinna.htm
Author of "The Unknown Soldier" and the historical family saga "Here Beneath the North Star." |
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Swan, Anni - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/anniswan.htm
Children's writer and translator. Swan's fairy tales were influenced by world literature folk tales and combined realistic elements with fantasy. |
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Saarikoski, Pentti - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/psaariko.htm
Poet and translator, enfant terrible of Finnish literature in the 1960s and 1970s. |
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Kilpi, Volter - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/vkilpi.htm
A pioneer of Finnish modernist literature. Kilpi's major novel "Alastalon salissa" has been compared to the works of Proust and Joyce. |
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Aho, Juhani - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/jaho.htm
Journalist and the first Finnish professional writer, specialized in short stories called "lastuja" (chips). |
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Haanpää, Pentti - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/haanpaa.htm
Novelist and short-story writer whose anti-militaristic and leftist views in the 1920s and 1930s were received with milder enthusiasm by leading right wing critics. |
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Canth, Minna - http://kirjasto.sci.fi/mcanth.htm
The first Finnish author to describe women's position in the society. |
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Kajo, Markus - http://www.markuskajo.com/
Excerpts from his humorous short stories. |
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Heikkilä, Jukka M. - http://www.kolumbus.fi/j.m.heikkila/index.html
Brief biography of the author, introductions to his historical novels set in the ancient world and newspaper reviews. |