Toivo Pekkanen

Pekkanen's breakthrough work Tehtaan varjossa (1932, in Shadow of the factory) describes realistically but dispassionately the living conditions of the working class. The hero, Samuel Oino, educates himself to get a better life - much like Pekkanen himself. His second well known book is the autobiographical Lapsuuteni (1953, My Childhood), about his poor childhood years. The Finnish Civil War is seen from the Reds' side but without bitterness. Pekkanen was in Copenhagen, Denmark, improving his health, when he died from a brain hemorrhage.

The recorded working language is Finnish and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are fiction and historical fiction. Places of work recorded in the authority are Kotka and Helsinki. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland and Aleksis Kivi Award.

• Name — Toivo Pekkanen • Born — 10 September 1902 • Birthplace — Kotka, Finland • Died — 30 May 1957 • Place of death — Copenhagen, Denmark

• Rautaiset Kädet (Iron Hands), short story collection (1927) • Satama ja Meri (The Harbor and the Sea), short story collection (1929) • Kuolemattomat (The Immortals), short story collection (1931) • Tientekijät (The Road Builders), novel (1930) • Tehtaan Varjossa (In the Shadow of the Factory), novel (1932) • Sisarukset (The Brothers and Sisters), play (1933) • Kauppiaiden Lapset (Shopkeeper's Children), novel (1934) • Ihmisten Kevät (Human Spring), novel (1935) • Takaisin Austraaliaan (Back to Australia), play (1936) • Isänmaan Ranta (My Country's Shores), novel (1937) • Ukkosen Tuomio (The Judgement of Thunder), play (1937) • Raukkaus ja Raha (Money and Love), play (1937) • Demoni (The Demon), play (1939) • Musta Hurmio (Black Ectasy), novel (1939) • Ne Menneet Veuodet (Those Past Years), novel (1940) • Elämän ja Kuoleman Pidot (The Feast of Life and Death), short story collection (1945) • Jumalan Myllyt (The Mills of God), novel, rewrite of Meneet Vuodet (1946) • Nuorin Veli (The Youngest Brother), novel (1946) • Aamuhämärä (Dawn), novel (1948) • Toverukset (Companions), novel (1948) • Voittajat ja voitetut (The Victors and the Defeated), novel (1952) • Lapsuuteni (My Childhood), memoir (1953) • Lähtö matkalle (Departure for a Trip), collection of poems (1955)

Toivo Pekkanen is recorded as having received Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland and Aleksis Kivi Award. Recorded at birth as Toivo Rikhart Pekkanen. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Toivo Rikhart Pekkanen and Toivo R. His recorded languages were Finnish and English.