Eeva Karin Kilpi (née Salo; 18 February 1928,

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) 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

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, 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

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, the capital and largest city in

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Awards

*State book awards (1968, 1974, 1984) *Espoo Medal (1977) *Pro Finlandia Medal (1974) *

Runeberg Prize The Runeberg prize (Finnish: ''Runeberg-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Runebergspriset'') is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987. The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually on ...

(1990) *Alfred Kordelin the general progress and education fund account Prize (1999) *Karelia Award (2001) *

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 (Kir ...

(2002) *Nils Ferlin-priset (2007) * Karelian Association Pro Karelia Badge

Selected works

Short story collections

* ''Noidanlukko'' WSOY 1959 * ''Lapikkaita'', WSOY 1966 * ''Rakkauden ja kuoleman pöytä'', WSOY 1967 * ''Kesä ja keski-ikäinen nainen'', WSOY 1970 * ''Hyvän yön tarinoita'', WSOY 1971 * ''Se mitä ei koskaan sanota'', WSOY 1979 * ''Kuolema ja nuori rakastaja'', WSOY 1986 * ''Kootut novellit vuosilta 1959–1986'', WSOY 1987

Novels

* ''Kukkivan maan rannat'', WSOY 1960 * ''Nainen kuvastimessa'', WSOY 1962 * ''Elämä edestakaisin'', WSOY 1964 * ''Tamara'', WSOY 1972 * ''Häätanhu'', WSOY 1973 * ''Naisen päiväkirja'', WSOY 1978 * ''Elämän evakkona'', WSOY 1983 * ''Unta vain'', WSOY 2007

Books

* ''Talvisodan aika'', WSOY 1989 * ''Välirauha, ikävöinnin aika'', WSOY 1990 * ''Jatkosodan aika'', WSOY 1993 ** ''Muistojen aika. Yhteisnide kolmesta edellisestä kirjasta'', WSOY 1998 * ''Rajattomuuden aika'', WSOY 2001

Poetry collections

* ''Laulu rakkaudesta ja muita runoja'', WSOY 1972 * ''Terveisin'', WSOY 1976 * ''Runoja 1972–1976'', WSOY 1978 * ''Ennen kuolemaa'', WSOY 1982 * ''Animalia'', WSOY 1987 * ''Laulu rakkaudesta, Eeva Kilven runot, Ellen Thesleffin kuvat'', WSOY 1991 * ''Kiitos eilisestä'', WSOY 1996 ** ''Laulu rakkaudesta. Kiitos eilisestä'', 2000 * ''Perhonen ylittää tien. Kootut runot 1972–2000'', WSOY 2000 * ''Kuolinsiivous'', WSOY 2012

Essay collections

* ''Ihmisen ääni'', WSOY 1976

References

External links

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Fire and Ice
documentary of Finland's Winter War and Continuation war, including Eeva Kilpi as a witness {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilpi, Eeva 1928 births Living people People from Lakhdenpokhsky District 20th-century Finnish poets Finnish feminists 21st-century Finnish poets Finnish women poets 20th-century Finnish women writers 21st-century Finnish women writers