Aapo Selja
Finnish playwright
About Aapo Selja
Aapo Selja was a Finnish.
Aapo Selja (until 1898 Abraham Skopa, January 28, 1877 – June 18, 1940 ) was a Finnish playwright.
Selja was born to a working-class family and was, by trade, a painter. He participated in the labour movement and enjoyed literature, theater, and painting as hobbies. Selja got his start as a playwright at the Oulu Workers' Theater He began to write poetry when he was young, alongside articles for newspapers and workers' publications. Selja worked as an actor and theater manager in addition to writing comedies and, later, radio programs.
Compositions Under the name Aapo Selja:
Siemenperunat : yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä. Seuranäytelmiä n:o 209. Karisto 1919, 2. painos 1922, 3. painos 1931 Vihkimäleninki. Seuranäytelmiä n:o 267. Karisto 1926 Äiti kulta : kaksinäytöksinen näytelmä. Seuranäytelmiä n:o 280. Karisto 1926
Under the name Aapo S.:
Amerikasta palatessa : pilanäytelmä 1:ssä näytöksessä. Seuranäytelmiä n:o 114. Boman & Karlsson, Hämeenlinna 1904, 2. painos 1908 Lammas kaivossa : yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä. Seuranäytelmiä n:o 183. Karisto 1915, 2. painos 1925 Puoli sekuntia : kaksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä. Seuranäytelmiä n:o 184. Karisto 1915
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Finnish playwright (1877–1940)
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