Finlandia Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1998) Winner
Pentti Holappa
ペンティ・ホラッパ
Pentti Holappa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-08-11 （Ylikiiminki）
- Died
- 2017-10-10 （Finland） age 90
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Languages
- Finnish, French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ylikiiminki, Oulu region → France (1950s)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, politician, political journalist, government official, translator, Minister of Culture and Education
- Active Years
- 1950-2017
- Affiliations
- Social Democratic Party of Finland
- Memberships
- Social Democratic Party of Finland
- Influenced By
- Charles Baudelaire, Pierre Reverdy, J. M. G. Le Clézio
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Finlandia Prize | Portrait of a Friend | — | — | winner |
Finlandia Prize
1998
Work:
Portrait of a Friend
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Long Words: Poems 1950–1994
1997 PoetryPortrait of a Friend
1998 NovelBibliography
- Long Words: Poems 1950–1994 (1997)
- Ystävän muotokuva: Portrait of a Friend
Translations by Author
- Works by Charles Baudelaire (translated to Finnish)
- Works by Pierre Reverdy (translated to Finnish)
- Works by J. M. G. Le Clézio (translated to Finnish)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Self-educated distinctive style
Legacy
Finnish poet, writer, and politician known for winning the Finlandia Prize. Produced around fifteen volumes of poetry, novels, and essays. Served as Minister of Culture and Education in 1972.
Trivia
- Self-educated
- Acknowledged his homosexuality at a young age
- Met Olli-Matti Ronimus in 1953 and lived together
- Lived in France on-and-off in the 1950s and learned French