About Maila Talvio
Lived 1871 – 1951 (aged 79). Maila Talvio was a Finnish translator and writer.
Maila Talvio née Winter, married Mikkola (October 17, 1871 – January 6, 1951), was a Finnish writer. Talvio was a leading Finnish writer on the temperance question and several of her works were translated into Swedish and other languages. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
Life She was born in Hartola, the daughter of Adolf Magnus Winter and Julia Malvina Bonsdorf, who had a family of 9 children. Talvio's father died when she was 9 years old.
Her husband was J. J. Mikkola, a renowned scholar of Slavic linguistics, whom she married in 1893. She died in Helsinki, where she is buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery.
Books
Awards Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto (1936) Aleksis Kiven kirjallisuuspalkinto (1940)
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Who was Maila Talvio?
Finnish writer
When was Maila Talvio born?
Maila Talvio was born on 17 October 1871 in Hartola.
When did Maila Talvio die?
Maila Talvio died on 6 January 1951 in Helsinki.
What was Maila Talvio's occupation?
Maila Talvio was a translator and writer.
What nationality was Maila Talvio?
Maila Talvio was Finnish.
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