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Eeva Kilpi

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Eeva Kilpi

Aliases: Eeva Karin Kilpi / Eeva Karin Salo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-02-18 (Hiitola)
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Finnish
Residence History
Hiitola, Finnish Karelia → Helsinki

Career

Occupations
writer, feminist
Active Years
1959-2012

Education

Schools in Helsinki
Country: Finland
Received education in Helsinki after the Winter War

Awards

State book award
1968
Organization: Finnish State
Result: won
State book award
1974
Organization: Finnish State
Result: won
State book award
1984
Organization: Finnish State
Result: won
Pro Finlandia Medal
1974
Result: won
Runeberg Prize
1990
Organization: Finland-Swedish Literary Society
Result: won
Alfred Kordelin Prize
1999
Result: won
Karelia Award
2001
Result: won
Thanks for the Book Award
2002
Result: won
Nils Ferlin-priset
2007
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Laulu rakkaudesta

1972 Poetry collection

Song of love and other poems

lovefeminism

Animalia

1987 Poetry collection

Poetry collection about animals

natureanimals

Bibliography

  • Noidanlukko, WSOY 1959
  • Lapikkaita, WSOY 1966
  • Rakkauden ja kuoleman pöytä, WSOY 1967
  • Kesä ja keski-ikäinen nainen, WSOY 1970
  • Hyvän yön tarinoita, WSOY 1971
  • Se mitä ei koskaan sanota, WSOY 1979
  • Kuolema ja nuori rakastaja, WSOY 1986
  • Kootut novellit vuosilta 1959–1986, WSOY 1987
  • Kukkivan maan rannat, WSOY 1960
  • Nainen kuvastimessa, WSOY 1962
  • Elämä edestakaisin, WSOY 1964
  • Tamara, WSOY 1972
  • Häätanhu, WSOY 1973
  • Naisen päiväkirja, WSOY 1978
  • Elämän evakkona, WSOY 1983
  • Unta vain, WSOY 2007
  • Talvisodan aika, WSOY 1989
  • Välirauha, ikävöinnin aika, WSOY 1990
  • Jatkosodan aika, WSOY 1993
  • Muistojen aika, WSOY 1998
  • Rajattomuuden aika, WSOY 2001
  • Laulu rakkaudesta ja muita runoja, WSOY 1972
  • Terveisin, WSOY 1976
  • Runoja 1972–1976, WSOY 1978
  • Ennen kuolemaa, WSOY 1982
  • Animalia, WSOY 1987
  • Laulu rakkaudesta, Eeva Kilven runot, Ellen Thesleffin kuvat, WSOY 1991
  • Kiitos eilisestä, WSOY 1996
  • Laulu rakkaudesta. Kiitos eilisestä, 2000
  • Perhonen ylittää tien. Kootut runot 1972–2000, WSOY 2000
  • Kuolinsiivous, WSOY 2012
  • Ihmisen ääni, WSOY 1976

Style & Themes

Literary Style
feminist humor
Recurring Motifs
KareliaWinter Warwomen's perspective

Legacy

Finnish writer and feminist. Her poetry, characterized as feminist humor, was discovered in Europe in the 1980s and is better known abroad than in Finland.

Trivia

  • Survived bombings by hiding in an underground cellar with family during the Winter War.
  • Family was evacuated from the region; father was called to the front lines.