About Sirkka Turkka
Lived 1939 – 2021 (aged 82). Sirkka Turkka was a Finnish writer and poet.
Sirkka Turkka (2 February 1939 – 23 October 2021) was a Finnish poet and recipient of the Finlandia Prize in 1987 and the Eino Leino Prize in 2000.
Works Huone avaruudessa (1973) Valaan vatsassa (1975) Minä se olen (1976) Yö aukeaa kuin vilja (1978) Mies joka rakasti vaimoaan liikaa (1979) Kaunis hallitsija (1981) Vaikka on kesä (1983) Teokset 1973–1983 (1985) Tule takaisin, pikku Sheba (1986), translated into English by Seija Paddon: Not You, Not the Rain (1991) Voiman ääni (1989), translated into English by Seija Paddon: The Sound of Strength (2000) Sielun veli (1993) Nousevan auringon talo (1997) Tulin tumman metsän läpi (1999) Niin kovaa se tuuli löi (2004) Runot 1973–2004 (2005)
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Who was Sirkka Turkka?
Finnish poet and author (1939–2021)
When was Sirkka Turkka born?
Sirkka Turkka was born on 2 February 1939 in Helsinki.
When did Sirkka Turkka die?
Sirkka Turkka died on 23 October 2021 in Lohja.
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Sirkka Turkka was a writer and poet.
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Sirkka Turkka was Finnish.
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