Biography
Paavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 in Helsinki – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He published more than 70 works, and his poems have been translated to 12 languages. Paavo Haavikko was born and grew up in Helsinki. His father was a bookbinder and later worked in the import business. In 1951 Haavikko graduated from the Kallio Coeducational School, and published his first collection of poems.In the 1950s Haavikko published several more poetry collections, culminating in the collection entitled Talvipalatsi ('The Winter Palace'; 1959). He was at the forefront of the emerging modernist movement in Finland, and in the following decades he had a profound influence on many other genres as well. As a result of his literary achievements, he became the leading writer of his generation and of the entire postwar period in Finland.
Haavikko's first wife Marja-Liisa Vartio was also a writer. They had two children. Marja-Liisa Vartio died in 1966, and Haavikko stopped writing for a long time.
Haavikko married Ritva Rainio in 1971. They lived separately since 1983.
Filmography
Ratings
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1931-01-25
Deathday2008-10-06 (77 years old)
Birth NamePaavo Juhani Haavikko
Birth PlaceHelsinki, Finland
RelationshipsMarja-Liisa Vartio (1955-01-01 - 1966-06-17), Ritva Haavikko (1971-01-01 - 2008-10-06)
CitizenshipsFinland
Awardsdoctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki, America Award in Literature, Samuli Paronen Prize, Eino Leino Prize, Aleksis Kivi Award, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Paavo Haavikko
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons