Maila Talvio
Maila Talvio née Winter, married Mikkola (October 17, 1871 – January 6, 1951), was a Finnish writer.
Talvio was a leading Finnish writer on the temperance question and several of her works were translated into Swedish and other languages. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
Maila Talvio | |
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| Born | Maila Winter October 17, 1871 Hartola |
| Died | January 6, 1951 Helsinki |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Genre | Novel, collection of short stories, drama, collection of speeches and biography |
| Partner | J. J. Mikkola |
Life
She was born in Hartola, the daughter of Adolf Magnus Winter and Julia Malvina Bonsdorf, who had a family of 9 children. Talvio's father died when she was 9 years old.
Her husband was J. J. Mikkola, a renowned scholar of Slavic linguistics, whom she married in 1893. She died in Helsinki, where she is buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery.
Books
- Haapaniemen keinu, 1895
- Nähtyä ja tunnettua, 1896
- Aili, novel. 1897
- Kaksi rakkautta, novel. 1898
- Suomesta pois, 1899
- Johan Ludvig Runebeg, 1900
- Kansan seassa, novel. 1900
- Pimeän pirtin hävitys, novel. 1901
- Rumaa ja kaunista, 1901
- Peter Wieselgren, 1902
- Juha Joutsia, novel. 1903
- Muuan äiti, 1904
- Savipäiviltä, 1904
- Kauppaneuvoksen kuoltua, 1905
- Louhilinna, novel. 1906
- Eri teitä, 1908
- Puheita, 1908
- Anna sarkoila, 1910
- Tähtien alla, novel. 1910
- Kirjava keto, 1911
- Elinan häät, 1912
- Hämähäkki ja muita kertomuksia, 1912
- Kun meidän kaivosta vesi loppui, 1913
- Talonhuijari, 1913
- Yölintu, novel. 1913
- Huhtikuun-manta, 1914
- Elämänleikki ynnä muita puheita maalaisille, 1915
- Lempiäniemen tyttäret, 1915
- Niniven lapset, novel. 1915
- Elämän kasvot, novel. 1916
- Kultainen lyyra, 1916
- Kootut teokset 1–8, 1917–26
- Silmä yössä, novel. 1917
- Näkymätön kirjanpitäjä, collection of short stories. 1918
- Kurjet, novel. 1919
- Yötä ja aamua, 1919
- Valkea huvila, 1920
- Kihlasormus, novel. 1921
- Kirkonkellot, novel. 1922
- Viimeinen laiva, 1922
- Opin sauna, novel. 1923
- Sydämet, collection of short stories. 1924
- Hiljentykäämme, 1929
- Itämeren tytär, 1929–36 : Kaukaa tullut (1929); Hed-ulla ja hänen kosijansa (1931); Hopealaiva (1936)
- Ne 45 000, 1932
- Leipäkulta, 1934
- Millaista parantolassa on, 1935
- Terveisiä, 1936
- Itämeren tytär, 1940 (trilogy)
- Linnoituksen iloiset rouvat, 1941
- Rukkaset ja kukkaset, 1947
- Lokakuun morsian, 1948
- Juhlavalkeat, 1948
- Rukkaset ja kukkaset, 1947
- Kootut teokset i-xiii, 1951
- Valitut teokset, 1953
- Linnoituksen iloiset rouvat, 1982
Awards
- Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto (1936)
- Aleksis Kiven kirjallisuuspalkinto (1940)
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