Väinö Kirstinä
Illustration — Väinö Kirstinä, 1964 Väinö Kirstinä (29 January 1936 – 23 September 2007) was a Finnish poet, journalist, translator, and critic. He worked for the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation. He was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1981.
Väinö Kirstinä
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- Full name
- Väinö Antero Kirstinä.
- Born
- 1936. · Tyrnävä.
- Died
- 2007. · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- writer, poet and translator.
- Honours
- Kalevi Jäntti Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland and Eino Leino Prize.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Illustration — Väinö Kirstinä, 1964 Väinö Kirstinä (29 January 1936 – 23 September 2007) was a Finnish poet, journalist, translator, and critic. He worked for the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation. He was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1981.
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Väinö Kirstinä (1936–2007) was a poet, translator and writer, of Finnish nationality. The poet was born Väinö Antero Kirstinä in Tyrnävä and died in Helsinki.
Languages used include Finnish. Honours include Eino Leino Prize and Kalevi Jäntti Award.
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Kirstinä was born in Tyrnävä and went to school in Oulu. He later moved to central Helsinki, which inspired some of his later work.
• Lakeus (1961) • Hitaat auringot (1963) • Puhetta (Tammi, 1963) • Pitkän tähtäyksen LSD-suunnitelma (Long-term LSD Plan) (Tammi, 1967) • Säännöstelty eutanasia (Tammi, 1973) • Elämä ilman sijaista (Tammi, 1977) 951-30-4218-9 • Hiljaisuudesta (Tammi, 1984) • Yötä, päivää (Tammi, 1986) • Vieroitusoireita (Tammi, 1994)
Essays
Essays
• Kirjarovioiden valot (Tammi, 1977) 951-30-3268-X • Puutarhassa (Tammi, 2003) • Kirjailijan tiet (Tammi, 2005)
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• Talo maalla (Tammi, 1969; diary) • Runo ja lukija (Weilin + Göös, 1971; textbook) • O niin kuin omena (Runogalleria, 1997)
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