Ilmari Kianto (7 May 1874 – 27 April 1970), also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a

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. He was born in

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, and is best known for his books ''Punainen viiva'' ("The Red Line", published 1909) and ''Ryysyrannan Jooseppi'' (published in 1924). In his books, he describes people and living at

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municipality in Kainuu region. He died in

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, aged 95. Composer

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used Kianto's poem 'Lastu lainehilla' (Driftwood) as the lyric for the last of his Seven Songs, Op.17 (1902). Kianto's books have also been adapted into films, most notably the 1955 film ' directed by

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and the 1959 film ''

The Red Line ''The Red Line'' (''Punainen viiva'') is an opera in two acts with music by Aulis Sallinen to a libretto by the composer, which premiered on 30 November 1978 at the Finnish National Opera.Arni E. The Red Line. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Op ...

'' directed by

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.Punainen viiva
–

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(in Finnish) In the year 1978 composer

Aulis Sallinen Aulis Sallinen (born 9 April 1935) is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. His music has been variously described as "remorselessly harsh", a "beautifully crafted amalgam of several 20th-century styles", and "neo-romantic". Sallinen ...

made a libretto based on Kianto´s novel and composed an opera ''

''.

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Ilmari Kianto -seura ry

1874 births 1970 deaths People from Siikalatva People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Writers from Northern Ostrobothnia Finnish male poets {{Finland-writer-stub