Maila Talvio
Maila Talvio née Winter, married Mikkola (October 17, 1871 – January 6, 1951), was a Finnish writer. Talvio was a leading Finnish writer on the temperance question and several of her works were translated into Swedish and other languages. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
Also recorded as Maila Mikkola · Maila Winter
Maila Talvio
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- Birth Name
- Maila Winter
- Born
- October 17, 1871
- Birthplace
- Hartola
- Died
- January 6, 1951
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- Writer
- Full name
- Maila Winter.
- Nationality
- Grand Duchy of Finland · Finland
- Fields
- historical fiction · fiction
- Honours
- Aleksis Kivi Award · Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature · Badge of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Languages
- Finnish · Polish
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The recorded working language is Finnish and Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are historical fiction and fiction. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki. Distinctions recorded are Aleksis Kivi Award, Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature and Badge of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
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• Birth Name — Maila Winter • Born — October 17, 1871 • Birthplace — Hartola • Died — January 6, 1951 • Place of death — Helsinki • Occupation — Writer • Language — Finnish • Genre — Novel, collection of short stories, drama, collection of speeches and biography • Partner — J. J. Mikkola
Life
Life
She was born in Hartola, the daughter of Adolf Magnus Winter and Julia Malvina Bonsdorf, who had a family of 9 children. Talvio's father died when she was 9 years old. Her husband was J. J. Mikkola, a renowned scholar of Slavic linguistics, whom she married in 1893. She died in Helsinki, where she is buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery.
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Maila Talvio is recorded as having received Aleksis Kivi Award, Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature and Badge of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
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1871
Maila Talvio born at Hartola.
1951
Maila Talvio died at Helsinki.
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• Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto (1936) • Aleksis Kiven kirjallisuuspalkinto (1940)
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Maila Talvio was recorded at birth as Maila Winter. The authorities additionally record the headings Maila Mikkola and Maila Winter. Her recorded languages were Finnish and Polish. She married J.J. Recognition and collections. Talvio received Aleksis Kivi Award, Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature and Badge of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
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