Pentti Holappa
Illustration — Pentti Holappa in the late 1950s Pentti Vihtori Holappa (11 August 1927 – 10 October 2017) was a Finnish poet, writer and politician. Pentti Holappa was born in Ylikiiminki to a relatively poor family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming a political journalist and eventually obtaining a government post. He was self-educated, but produced around fifteen volumes of poetry, as well as several novels and essays.
Pentti Holappa
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- Full name
- Pentti Vihtori Holappa.
- Born
- 1927. · Ylikiiminki.
- Died
- 2017. · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- linguist, journalist, poet, politician, translator and writer.
- Fields
- modernism and poetry.
- Honours
- Finlandia Award, Finnish State Prize for Literature, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland and Officer of Arts and Letters.
- Languages
- French and Finnish.
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Illustration — Pentti Holappa in the late 1950s Pentti Vihtori Holappa (11 August 1927 – 10 October 2017) was a Finnish poet, writer and politician. Pentti Holappa was born in Ylikiiminki to a relatively poor family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming a political journalist and eventually obtaining a government post. He was self-educated, but produced around fifteen volumes of poetry, as well as several novels and essays.
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He also worked as a translator; among the poets and authors whose work he translated into Finnish are Charles Baudelaire, Pierre Reverdy, and J. He received the Finlandia Prize in 1998 for his novel Ystävän muotokuva: Portrait of a Friend. Between February and October 1972, Holappa was Minister of Culture and Education in the Paasio II Cabinet representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Holappa acknowledged his homosexuality at a young age. He met Olli-Matti Ronimus in 1953, after which the two moved in together. They lived in France on-and-off in the 1950s, where they learned the French language.
The recorded working language is French and Finnish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are modernism and poetry. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Tampere. Residence is recorded at Ikaalinen and Tampere. Positions recorded include Minister of Culture. Distinctions recorded are Finlandia Award, Finnish State Prize for Literature, Officer of the National Order of Merit and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
Publicity photograph of the Finnish writer Pentti Holappa (1927–2017).
Anonymous Unknown author · Holappa, Pentti: Katsokaa silmiänne (dust jacket). Helsinki 1959.
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1927
Pentti Holappa born at Ylikiiminki.
2017
Pentti Holappa died at Helsinki.
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Ikaalinen, Tampere and Paris.
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Ylikiiminki.
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Helsinki.
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- 1.Finlandia-palkittu kirjailija Pentti Holappa on kuollut. Yle Uutiset.
- 2.http://www.compuline.fi/ComDocs/Suomi/uushlp/html/fin-3qzu.htm Compuline]
- 3.L'équivalent pour la Finlande du prix Goncourt
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