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Marianne Alopaeus

まりあんぬ・あろぱえうす

Marianne Alopaeus

Aliases: Marianne Rosenbröijer

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1918-10-09 (Ekenäs)
Died
2014-11-10 (Helsinki) age 96
Nationality
Finnish
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Ekenäs, Finland → Sweden → United States → France → Sweden → Helsinki, Finland

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1945-1983
Influenced By
Simone de Beauvoir
Nominations
Nordic Council Literature Prize (Mörkrets kärna)

Awards

Thanks for the Book Award
1947
Organization: Finnish
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mörkrets kärna

1965 Novel

Deals with a woman who rejects the priorities of her children to concentrate on intellectual pursuits. Influenced by existentialist style.

ExistentialismIntellectual pursuits of women
Translations
  • Finnish
  • Norwegian

Bibliography

  • Uppbrott (1945)
  • Dröm utan slut (1950)
  • Utanför (1953)
  • Avsked i Augusti (1959)
  • Mörkrets kärna (1965)
  • Betraktelser kring en gräns (1971)
  • Drabbad av Sverige (1983)

Translations of Works

  • Books translated into Finnish and Norwegian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Existentialist style
Recurring Motifs
Intellectual pursuitsWomen's choices

Legacy

Finnish-born writer who published in Swedish. Best known for existentialist work Mörkrets kärna.

Trivia

  • Finnish Swedish-language writer.
  • Books translated into Finnish and Norwegian.