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Eeva Kilpi
Eeva Karin Kilpi (née Salo; 18 February 1928, Hiitola) is a Finnish writer and feminist. Better known abroad than in Finland, her poetry, characterized as feminist humor, was discovered in the 1980s in Europe. Biography Eeva Karin Salo was born on February 18, 1928, to Solmu Aulis Aimo and Helmi Anna Maria (née Saharinen) Salo within the former Karelian municipality of Hiitola, Finnish Karelia, where she lived until the coming of the Winter War of 1939-1940."Eeva Karin Kilpi." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2008. ''Biography in Context''. Web. 6 Sept. 2016. During the Winter War, Kilpi and her family survived bombings by hiding in an underground cellar. Her father was later called away to the front lines and the family was forced to evacuate from the region. Kilpi ended up attaining an education in Helsinki, the capital and largest city in Finland. Awards *State book awards (1968, 1974, 1984) *Espoo Medal (1977) *Pro Finlandia Medal (1974) *Runeberg Prize (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeva Kilpi (Helsinki Book Fair 2008)
Eeva Karin Kilpi (née Salo; 18 February 1928, Hiitola) is a Finnish writer and feminist. Better known abroad than in Finland, her poetry, characterized as feminist humor, was discovered in the 1980s in Europe. Biography Eeva Karin Salo was born on February 18, 1928, to Solmu Aulis Aimo and Helmi Anna Maria (née Saharinen) Salo within the former Karelian municipality of Hiitola, Finnish Karelia, where she lived until the coming of the Winter War of 1939-1940."Eeva Karin Kilpi." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2008. ''Biography in Context''. Web. 6 Sept. 2016. During the Winter War, Kilpi and her family survived bombings by hiding in an underground cellar. Her father was later called away to the front lines and the family was forced to evacuate from the region. Kilpi ended up attaining an education in Helsinki, the capital and largest city in Finland. Awards *State book awards (1968, 1974, 1984) *Espoo Medal (1977) *Pro Finlandia Medal (1974) *Runeberg Prize (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winter War Of Finland And Russia
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Finnish Women Poets
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21st-century Finnish Poets
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Finnish Feminists
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People From Lakhdenpokhsky District
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Living People
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1928 Births
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Karelian Association
Karjalan Liitto (in English: ''Karelian Association'') is an interest group for Karelian evacuees. The association was established by Karelian local governments, parishes and provincial organizations on 20 April 1940 immediately after the Winter War The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 .... The first chief aim was to attend to the interests of Karelians who had lost their homes. Today, the association mainly aims to maintain Karelian culture. The peaceful return of Karelia has always been one objective of the association. External linksKarelian Association homepage History of Karelia {{finland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khiytola
Khiytola (russian: Хийтола; fi, Hiitola) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. History The Finnish name of the settlement (Hiitola) derives from "Hiisi", the name of a forest spirit in the Karelian-Finnish mythology.Андрей Сыров.Забытые достопримечательности западной части Карельского перешейка. Путеводитель. Издательство "Центрполиграф", Санкт-Петербург, 2012. Стр. 330 Before the Winter War it was a municipality of the Viipuri Province of Finland. Transportation Khiytola railway station is a railway junction of the Vyborg–Joensuu and St. Petersburg–Khiytola railways. It has direct suburban connections with Vyborg, Sortavala, and Kuznechnoye. A long-distance train between St. Petersburg and Kostomuksha calls at Khiytola every second day. Notable people * Eeva Kilpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanks For The Book Award
The Thanks for the Book Award, (''Kiitos kirjasta -mitali'' in Finnish and ''Tack för boken-medaljen'' in Swedish), is a Finnish literary prize that has been presented since 1966 by the Organization of the Booksellers’ Association of Finland (Kirjakauppaliitto r.y.), Libro ry and the Finnish Library Association (Suomen kirjastoseura ry). The award is presented once a year to a Finnish author whose work of fiction the previous year has particularly stimulated literature in Finland. The book may have been written in Finnish or in Swedish. Prizewinners * 1966: ''Prinsessan'' by Gunnar Mattsson and ''Nuori metsästäjä'' by Jaakko Syrjä * 1967: ''Mörkrets kärna'' by Marianne Alopaeus * 1968: ''Arkkienkeli Oulussa'' by Anu Kaipainen and ''Hänen olivat linnut'' by Marja-Liisa Vartio * 1969: ''Tilapää'' by Eila Pennanen * 1970: ''Mustan lumen talvi'' by Kalle Päätalo * 1971: ''Solveigin laulu'' by Lassi Sinkkonen * 1972: ''Människan som skalv'' by Christer Kihlman * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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