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LINNA, VÄINÖ, 1920 to 1992
Väinö Linna
Finnish writer.
- Books
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First editions
- 1
- Nationality
- Finland
- Born
- Urjala, 1920
- Died
- Pikonlinna, 1992
Life
About Väinö Linna
Writer
- Known as
- writer, prose writer
- Genres
- historical fiction, fiction literature
- Citizenship
- Finland
Background
- Buried
- Kalevankangas cemetery
Awards and honours
- Kalevi Jäntti Award (1952)
- Nordic Council Literature Prize (1963)
- Jussi Awards (1969)
- Aleksis Kivi Award (1960)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1987)
- Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1962)
- Medal of Liberty, 1st Class
- Medal of Liberty, 1st Class
Notable works
- The Unknown Soldier
- Under the North Star
From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on Väinö Linna in 41 languages.
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Väinö Linna was born in 1920 and died in 1992.
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Väinö Linna has won Kalevi Jäntti Award (1952), Nordic Council Literature Prize (1963), Jussi Awards (1969), Aleksis Kivi Award (1960), according to Wikidata.