Paavo Haavikko

Paavo Juhani Haavikko ( born January 25, 1931 in Helsinki, † October 6, 2008 ) was a Finnish writer.

Life and work

Paavo Haavikko debuted in 1951 with the poetry collection Tiet etäisyyksiin. 1960 appeared his first play Munchausen. Especially his texts in the collection of short stories Lasi Claudius Civiliksen salaliittolaisten pöydällä excited sensation in 1964. He had further success with the play Sulka (1970). Paavo Haavikko also wrote the libretto for the opera Finnish Ratsumies (1974) and Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1984 ) Aulis Sallinen from.

From 1967 to 1983 Paavo Haavikko worked alongside his literary career as a literary manager of the publishing house and founded the publishing company Otava Community Art House, which he was the 1989-2001. In addition, Paavo Haavikko took a critical position on social issues and has published numerous articles in newspapers and magazines on issues of the day and to literature.

Awards

Paavo Haavikko has received numerous literary awards, including in 1963 with the Eino Leino Prize (which he has not accepted ), the Aleksis - Kivi Prize ( 1969), the Neustadt International Prize for Literature ( 1984) and the award Poeta Finlandiae as a poet of the year 1996. was also in 1969 he became the youngest honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki.

Main works

• Tiet etäisyyksiin (1951 )
• Tuuliöinä (1953)
• Synnyinmaa (1955)
• Lehdet lehtiä (1958 )
• Talvipalatsi (1959)
• Yksityisia asioita (1960)
• Toinen taivas yes maa (1961 )
• Vuodet (1962)
• Puut, kaikki heidän vihreytensä (1966 )
• Agricola yes kettu (1968 )
• Sulka (1970 )
• Puhua, vastata, opettaa (1972 )
• Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1974 )
• Kaksikymmentä yes yksi (1974 )
• Kansakunnan linja (1977 )
• Rauta - aika (1982 )
• Kullervon tarina (1982 )
• Ratsumies (1974)
• Yritys omaksikuvaksi (1987 )
• Kansalaisvapaudesta (1989)
• Vuosien aurinkoiset Varjot (1994 )
• Prospero (1995 )
• Kahden vuoden päiväkirja (2001)
• Egg. Siis kyllä ​​(2006)