Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri (31 December 1928 – 21 June 2015) was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor.
Born in Viipuri (today
Vyborg
Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...
, Russia), Meri graduated from secondary school in
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...
, then studied history and became an independent writer.
His diverse body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.
Translations into English
* ''Manila rope: A novel.'' (Translated from the Finnish by John McGahern and Annikki Laaksi.) 1967.
* ''Private Jokinen’s marriage leave''. (Translated from the Finnish by J. R. Pitkin.) 1976.
* ''Beneath the Polar Star: Glimpses of Finnish History.'' (English translation by Philip Binham.) 1999.
References
External links
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Biographyby
Finnish Literature Society
The Finnish Literature Society ( fi, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura ry or fi, SKS) was founded in 1831 to promote literature written in Finnish. Among its first publications was the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic
A national epic ...
1928 births
2015 deaths
Writers from Vyborg
Finnish male short story writers
Finnish short story writers
Finnish essayists
Finnish male poets
Finnish translators
Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
Recipients of the Eino Leino Prize
20th-century Finnish poets
20th-century Finnish novelists
20th-century translators
20th-century short story writers
20th-century essayists
20th-century male writers
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