Paavo Rintala (born in Viipuri,

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on 20 September 1930 – died in

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, Finland 8 August 1999) was a Finnish novelist and theologian. He also wrote theatre pieces, radio plays and prose. Rintala has won the ''Kirjallisuuden valtionpalkinto'' Finnish literature prize many times, including in 1956, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1972 and 1991. He won the

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as a Finnish laureate for his 1991 novel ''Sarmatian Orfeus''. He also won the Runeberg Prize (in Finnish Runeberg-palkinto) in 1994. Two of his novels have been adapted to film by Finnish film director Mikko Niskanen. First was the 1958 novel '' Pojat'' adapted in 1962 with same title (English title ''The Boys''). The other was the 1963 novel ''Sissiluutnantti'' adapted to film as ''Sissit''. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

Bibliography

;Novels *1954: ''Kuolleiden evankeliumi'' *1955: ''Rikas ja köyhä'' *1956: ''Lakko'' *1958: '' Pojat'' (adapted to film by Mikko Niskanen in same titled film) *1959: ''Pikkuvirkamiehen kuolema'' *1959: ''Jumala on kauneus'' *1960: ''Mummoni ja Mannerheim'' *1961: ''Mummoni ja marsalkka'' *1962: ''Mummon ja marskin tarinat'' *1963: ''Sissiluutnantti'' (adapted to film by Mikko Niskanen as '' Sissit'') *1965: ''Keskusteluja lasten kanssa'' *1965: ''Sukeltaja'' *1966: ''Sotilaiden äänet'' *1967: ''Sodan ja rauhan äänet'' *1968: ''Leningradin kohtalosinfonia'' (also a radio play) *1969: ''Paasikiven aika'' *1970: ''Kekkosen aika'' *1970: ''Valitut teokset'' *1972: ''Viapori 1906'' *1972: ''Paavalin matkat'' *1974: ''Romeo ja Julia häränvuonna'' *1976: ''Nahkapeitturien linjalla I'' *1979: ''Nahkapeitturien linjalla II'' *1982: ''Puolan malja'' *1982: ''Valehtelijan muistelmat'' *1984: ''Eläinten rauhanliike'' *1985: ''Vänrikin muistot'' *1987: ''St. Petersburgin salakuljetus'' *1990: ''Minä, Grünewald'' *1991: ''Sarmatian Orfeus'' (nominated for

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) *1993: ''Aika ja uni'' (nominated for

) *1994: ''Marian rakkaus'' (nominated for

) *1996: ''Faustus'' ;Children books *1972: ''Uu ja poikanen'' ;Short stories *1963: ''Eino'' (collection of 7 short stories ;Prose *1964: ''Palvelijat hevosten selässä'' *1969: ''Napapiirin äänet'' *1982: ''Velkani Karjalalle'' ;Radio plays *1968: ''Leningradin kohtalosinfonia'' (based on same-titled novel) ;Reports *1970: ''Vietnamin kurjet'' *1983: ''Maatyömies ja kuu'' *1984: ''Porvari Punaisella torilla'' *1986: ''Carossa ja Anna'' ;Summaries *1974: ''Kesäkuu 44'' ;Theatre *1981: ''Dostojevskin galleriat'' *1993: ''Aika ja uni'' (opera libretto)

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{{morecat, date=July 2022 1930 births 1999 deaths Writers from Vyborg Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery