Veijo Meri
Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri (31 December 1928 – 21 June 2015) was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor.
Veijo Meri
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- Born
- 31 December 1928
- Birthplace
- Viipuri, Finland
- Died
- 21 June 2015
- Place of death
- Helsinki, Finland
- Occupation
- Writer
- Full name
- Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Fields
- Finnish literature.
- Education
- University of Helsinki.
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Aleksis Kivi Award, Nordic Council Literature Prize, Eino Leino Prize, doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki and Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Biography
Biography
Veijo Meri was born in Viipuri (today Vyborg, Russia), Meri graduated from secondary school in Hämeenlinna, then studied history and became an independent writer. His diverse body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.
Veijo Meri studied at University of Helsinki. The recorded working language is Finnish. The field of work recorded is Finnish literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are modernism, essay, poetry and biography. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Hämeenlinna. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Aleksis Kivi Award, Nordic Council Literature Prize and Eino Leino Prize.
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 31 December 1928 • Birthplace — Viipuri, Finland • Died — 21 June 2015 • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Occupation — Writer
Documentary record
Veijo Meri (31 December 1928 – 21 June 2015) was a writer. Veijo Meri was born on 31 December 1928 in Viipuri, aujourd'hui Vyborg, Russie. Veijo Meri died on 21 June 2015 in Helsinki, Finland.
Translations into English
Translations into English
• Manila rope: A novel. (Translated from the Finnish by John McGahern and Annikki Laaksi.) 1967. • Private Jokinen’s marriage leave. (Translated from the Finnish by J. R. Pitkin.) 1976. • Beneath the Polar Star: Glimpses of Finnish History. (English translation by Philip Binham.) 1999.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Veijo Meri was recorded at birth as Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri.
Identity
Identity
Veijo Meri is recorded as linguist, screenwriter, poet, writer and translator.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1928
Veijo Meri born at Vyborg.
2015
Veijo Meri died at Helsinki.
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Vyborg.
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Helsinki.
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Veijo Meri received Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Aleksis Kivi Award, Nordic Council Literature Prize, Eino Leino Prize, doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki and Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
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