Paavo Haavikko

Paavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He published more than 70 works, and his poems have been translated to 12 languages.

Biography Paavo Haavikko was born and grew up in Helsinki. His father was a bookbinder and later worked in the import business. In 1951, Haavikko graduated from the Kallio Coeducational School, and published his first collection of poems.

Paavo Haavikko with his first wife, the writer Marja-Liisa Vartio (1924–1966). Haavikko's first wife Marja-Liisa Vartio was also a writer. They had two children. Marja-Liisa Vartio died in 1966, and Haavikko stopped writing for a long time. Haavikko married Ritva Rainio in 1971. They lived separately since 1983.

Business life From 1967 to 1983, Haavikko was literary director of the Otava publishing company, and from 1989 to his death owner of the Art House publishing company.

He and his family had a company producing peat for fuel. He also owned forest. When he died, his family inherited 3 million euros.

Honours Aleksis Kivi Prize, Finnish Literature Society, 1966 In 1993, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. America Award, 2007

Works Haavikko's works represent many different literary genres, including the librettos for the two operas. His career as is exceptional in its mere productivity: a book every eight months according to his own reckoning.

Poetry Tiet etäisyyksiin (1951) WSOY Tuuliöinä (1953) Otava Synnyinmaa (1955) Otava Lehdet lehtiä (1958) Otava Talvipalatsi (1959) Otava (The Winter Palace) Puut, kaikki heidän vihreytensä (1966) Otava Runoja matkalta salmen ylitse (1973) Otava Kaksikymmentä ja yksi (1974) Otava; English translation One and twenty (2007) Translated by Anselm Hollo. Beaverton: Aspasia Books. Viiniä, kirjoitusta (1976) Otava. . Puolustuspuhe (1977) WSOY - poems and aforisms Viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elämästä (1987) Art House Toukokuu, ikuinen (1988) Art House Rakkaudesta ja kuolemasta (1989) Art House Talvirunoja (1990) Art House Puiden ylivertaisuudesta (1993) Art House Prosperon runot (2001) Art House

Poetry compilations Runot 1951–1961 (1962) Otava Runot 1949–1974 (1975) Otava Runoelmat (1975) Otava Sillat. Valitut runot (1984) Otava Runot! Runot 1984–1992 WSOY 1992 Includes After the Deadline (1984), Con amore, con furore (1985), Viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elämästä (1987), Toukokuu, ikuinen (1988), Talvirunoja (1990), Musta herbaario (1992) and all the poems from aphorism books Pimeys (1984) and Kansalaisvapaudesta (1989). When After the Deadline and Con amore, con furore were first published, the author distributed them only to a small circle of friends. Musta herbaario was previously unpublished. Kirjainmerkit mustat. Runot 1949–1966 (1993) WSOY Tyrannin ylistys. Runot 1970–1981 (1994) WSOY Valitut runot (2006) WSOY

Plays Münchausen; Nuket: Kaksi näytelmää (1960) Otava Ylilääkäri: Kaksi näytelmää (1968) Otava. Includes plays Ylilääkäri and Agricola ja kettu. Soitannollinen ilta Viipurissa 1918 (1978) Otava . Viisi pientä draamallista tekstiä (1981) Otava . Sulka: 12 näytelmää (1997) WSOY. . Includes: Sulka (1973). Ratsumies (1974) (The Horseman), Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1974) (The King Goes Forth to France), Harald Pitkäikäinen (1974), Agricola ja kettu (1968), Kuningas Harald, jäähyväiset (radio play, 1978), Kaisa ja Otto (1976), Herra Östanskog (1981), Ne vahvimmat miehet ei ehjiksi jää (1976), Naismetsä (radio play, 1989), Englantilainen tarina (1990), Anastasia ja minä (1992) (Anastasya and I). Airo ja Brita (1999) Art House . Hitlerin sateenvarjo (2004) WSOY .

Other prose Kullervon tarina (1982) (Kullervo's Story)

Libretti Paavo the Great. Great Race. Great Dream. (2000) Ratsumies (1974) (The Horseman) Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1974) (The King Goes Forth to France),