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Name
  
Eila Pennanen

Role
  
Writer

Movies
  
Night by the Seashore


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Died
  
January 23, 1994, Tampere, Finland

Spouse
  
Alpo Vammelvuo (m. 1945–1953)

Similar People
  
Lars Hulden, Eeva Eloranta, Erkko Kivikoski, Pertti Palo

Säde Eila Talvikki Pennanen (8 February 1916, Tampere – 23 January 1994, Tampere) was a Finnish writer, critic, essayist, and translator. A key contributor to nurturing Finnish literature, she published approximately twenty novels and a number of short stories and plays. She worked for 40 years as a literary critic and wrote essays for magazines. Pennanen translated a hundred books, trained translators, and lectured.

Awards

Her awards have included:

  • 1965, Aleksis Kivi award
  • 1971, Mikael Agricola Prize from the Finnish Cultural Foundation
  • 1974, Väinö Linna Prize
  • References

    Eila Pennanen Wikipedia