thumb|right|250px|paavo haavikko with his wife, the writer marja-liisa vartio (1924â1966).  paavo juhani haavikko (january 25, 1931, helsinki â october 6, 2008) was a finnish poet and playwright, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. he was awarded the neustadt international prize for literature in 1984.ou.edu == biography == from 1967 to 1983, he was literary director of the otava publishing company, and from 1989 to his death owner of the art house publishing company.contemporary authors online, gale, 2008. reproduced in biography resource center. farmington hills, mich.: gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/biorc ==honours== *aleksis kivi prize, finnish literature society, 1966 *pro finlandia medal, 1967, *honorary doctorate from the university of helsinki, 1969 *knight first class of the white rose of finland, 1978 *in 1993, he won the swedish academy nordic prize, known as the 'little nobel'. *america award, 2007 ==works==  ===poetry=== * tiet etÃ¤isyyksiin (1951) wsoy * tuuliÃ¶inÃ¤ (1953) otava * synnyinmaa (1955) otava * lehdet lehtiÃ¤ (1958) otava * talvipalatsi (1959) otava (the winter palace) * puut, kaikki heidÃ¤n vihreytensÃ¤ (1966) otava * runoja matkalta salmen ylitse (1973) otava * kaksikymmentÃ¤ ja yksi (1974) otava; english translation one and twenty (2007) translated by anselm hollo. beaverton: aspasia books. isbn 978-0-9783488-1-6 * puolustuspuhe (1977) wsoy - poems and aforisms * viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elÃ¤mÃ¤stÃ¤ (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 1951â1961 (1962) otava * runot 1949â1974 (1975) otava * runoelmat (1975) otava * sillat. valitut runot (1984) otava * runot! runot 1984â1992 wsoy 1992 *:includes after the deadline (1984), con amore, con furore (1985), viisi sarjaa nopeasti virtaavasta elÃ¤mÃ¤stÃ¤ (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 musta herbaario was previously unpublished.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 1949â1966 (1993) wsoy * tyrannin ylistys. runot 1970â1981 (1994) wsoy * valitut runot (2006) wsoy ===plays=== * mÃ¼nchausen; nuket: kaksi nÃ¤ytelmÃ¤Ã¤ (1960) otava * ylil
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