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Väinö Linna

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Finnish writer

WritersLived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
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Väinö Valtteri Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941-44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla.

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Awards 9

1987Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1969Jussi Awards
1963Nordic Council Literature Prize
1962Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1960Aleksis Kivi Award
1952Kalevi Jäntti Award
Medal of Liberty, 1st Class
Memorial medal of the Winter War
Memorial medal of the Continuation War

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Väinö Valtteri Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941-44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla. Both have been adapted to a film format on several occasions; The Unknown Soldier was first adapted into a film in 1955 and Under the North Star in 1968 as Here, Beneath the North Star, both directed by Edvin Laine.

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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
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29 languages

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