Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri (31 December 1928 – 21 June 2015) was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor.[1]
Veijo Meri | |
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![]() Meri in 1960 | |
Born | Viipuri, Finland | 31 December 1928
Died | 21 June 2015 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 86)
Occupation | Writer |
Born in Viipuri (today Vyborg, Russia), Meri graduated from secondary school in Hämeenlinna, then studied history and became an independent writer.
His diverse body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.
Translations into English edit
- Manila rope: A novel. (Translated from the Finnish by John McGahern and Annikki Laaksi.) 1967.
- Private Jokinen’s marriage leave. (Translated from the Finnish by J. R. Pitkin.) 1976.
- Beneath the Polar Star: Glimpses of Finnish History. (English translation by Philip Binham.) 1999.
References edit
- ^ "Finland mourns author Veijo Meri". Yle Uutiset.
External links edit
Media related to Veijo Meri at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography by Finnish Literature Society
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