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Kirsi Kunnas

Finnish author, poet and translator · Finland · On the map · Writers · Lived 1924 to 2021 · aged 96

Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas was a Finnish poet, children's literature author and translator into Finnish. Her oeuvre consists of poems, fairy tale books, drama, translations and non-fiction. Her books have been translated into Swedish, English, German, French, Hungarian, Estonian and Polish.

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2021Died8 November 20212018Eino Leino PrizeAward2012Aleksis Kivi AwardAward2011Väinö Linna AwardAward1996Finnish State Prize for Children's CultureAward1993Tirlittan PrizeAward1986Topelius PrizeAward1983Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1973Arvin Lydecken PrizeAwardPro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1957Finnish State Prize for LiteratureAwardTampere Literary PrizeAward1954Kalevi Jäntti AwardAward1924Born14 December 1924

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Eino Leino Prize2018
Aleksis Kivi Award2012
Väinö Linna Award2011
Finnish State Prize for Children's Culture1996
Tirlittan Prize1993
Topelius Prize1986
Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1983
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland1973
Arvin Lydecken Prize1973
Finnish State Prize for Literature1957
Tampere Literary Prize1957
Kalevi Jäntti Award1954

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She received several awards in Finland for her literary work.

Country
Finland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2021 · aged 96

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