Paavo Haavikko
Paavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 in Helsinki – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet and playwright, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1984.
Biography
From 1967 to 1983, he was literary director of the Otava publishing company, and from 1989 to his death owner of the Art House publishing company.
Honours
Aleksis Kivi Prize, Finnish Literature Society, 1966
Pro Finlandia Medal, 1967,
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Helsinki, 1969
Knight First Class of the White Rose of Finland, 1978
In 1993, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.
America Award, 2007
Works
Poetry
Tiet etäisyyksiin (1951) WSOY
Tuuliöinä (1953) Otava
Synnyinmaa (1955) Otava
Lehdet lehtiä (1958) Otava
Talvipalatsi (1959) Otava (The Winter Palace)
Puut, kaikki heidän vihreytensä (1966) Otava
Runoja matkalta salmen ylitse (1973) Otava
Kaksikymmentä ja yksi (1974) Otava; English translation One and twenty (2007) Translated by Anselm Hollo. Beaverton: Aspasia Books. ISBN 978-0-9783488-1-6
