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Aleksis Kivi
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Aleksis Kivi | |
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 Earliest known image of Kivi, almost certainly by Albert Edelfelt (1873)[1] | |
| Born | Alexis Stenvall 10 October 1834 |
| Died | 31 December 1872 (aged 38) |
| Notable work | Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers) Nummisuutarit (Heath Cobblers) |
Aleksis Kivi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑleksis ˈkiʋi] ; born Alexis Stenvall; 10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872)[2] was a Finnish writer who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers[3]), published in 1870. He is also known for his 1864 play, Nummisuutarit (Heath Cobblers[4]). Although Kivi was among the very earliest writers of prose and lyrics in Finnish, he is still considered one of the greatest.[5]
Kivi is regarded as the national writer of Finland and his birthday, 10 October, is celebrated as Finnish Literature Day.[6]
- ^ "Ellei: Runoilija Aleksis Kivi", Suomen Kuvalehti, 15 May 1873
- ^ Aleksis Kivi at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Translated as Seven Brothers by Alex Matson (in 1929) and again by Richard Impola (in 1991). Translated as The Brothers Seven by Douglas Robinson (in 2017).
- ^ Translated as Heath Cobblers by Douglas Robinson (in 1993).
- ^ Robinson, Douglas (1 January 2017), "Majoritizing Kivi: Towards nl Hypercanonization", Aleksis Kivi and/as World Literature, Brill, pp. 84–146, doi:10.1163/9789004340268_004, ISBN 978-90-04-34026-8, retrieved 27 December 2023
- ^ "Aleksis Kivi paves the way for Finnish lit – thisisFINLAND". 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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