Pietari Päivärinta (18 September 1827 in

Ylivieska Ylivieska () is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of (), and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with a population of about 90,000 inhabitant ...

– 26 July 1913) was a Finnish writer and

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member. His depictions of peasant life, quickly translated and published in Germany and Scandinavia, are among the first examples of modern Finnish literature. He was born in

, the eldest son of day labourers. His parents' ill health often obliged him to beg for the family's food. On his marriage to Liisa Tuomikoski he bought a small farm, but was at first unable to make it pay and began a career as an itinerant singer. In 1856 he obtained a post as an assistant clerk, and slowly furthered his career in the administration before entering politics. After his first wife's death he married Anna-Liisa Koskela. He began writing for newspapers in 1858. His autobiography, ''My Life'', dates from 1877, and was written to pass the time during forced bedrest after breaking his leg.Arthur Reade. ''Finland and the Finns.'' Dodd, Mead and Co, 1917. Page 152. He participated in the Diets of 1882, 1885, 1888 and 1891, and the Synod in 1876, 1886 and 1893.

Works

* ''Parannuksen harjoitus'' 1866 * ''Seurakunnan kosto'' 1867 * ''Elämäni'' 1877 * ''Elämän havainnoita I–X'' 1880–1889 * ''Naimisen juoruja'' 1882 * ''Tintta-Jaakko'' 1883 * ''Torpan poika'' 1883 * ''Kylään tullessa'' 1884 * ''Minä ja muut. Sakeus Pyöriän kertomuksia'' 1885 * ''Neuvoja keuhkopoltteen tuntemiseen ja parantamiseen'' 1885 * ''Käytännön neuvoja soitten ja rämeitten viljelemiseen'' 1886 * ''Isäin pahat teot lasten päällä'' 1887 * ''Jälkipoimintoja I–III'' 1889 * ''Volmari'' 1889 * ''Omistaan eläjiä'' 1889 * ''Kanttilaiset'' 1889 * ''Oukkari'' 1889 * ''Pikakuvia 1867 katovuodesta ja sen seurauksista'' 1893 * ''Valitut teokset I–III'' 1895 * ''Syyslehtiä'' 1900 * ''Pikku Mari'' 1903 * ''Muistelmia kansallistaistelujen alkuajoilta'' 1903 * ''Pikku kuvia elämästä'' 1904 * ''Siveellisyyskysymys Pohjanmaalla'' 1904 * ''Ulpukkalahti y.m. kertomuksia'' 1910

References

Bibliography

* Ilmari Havu. ''Pietari Päivärinta.'' Porvoo, 1921. * ''Finland: the country, its people and institutions''. Otava, 1926. Page 560. * Edna Worthley Underwood. ''Famous Stories from Foreign Countries''. Four Seas Company, Boston, 1921. Page 134.

External links

Pietari Päivärinta Society
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paivarinta, Pietari 1827 births 1913 deaths People from Ylivieska People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Party politicians Members of the Diet of Finland Writers from Northern Ostrobothnia Finnish-language writers