Aili continents
Aili Konttinen (born March 4, 1906 in Vyborg , † September 1, 1969 in Vihti ) was a Finnish author. Konttinen mainly wrote books for children and young people.
In 1946 and 1947 she was awarded the Topelius-palkinto , a Finnish youth book award. Two books about the little girl Inkeri have been translated into German ( Don't go away, Inkeri! And Zugvogel Inkeri ) and into English ( Kirsti, come home ). Don't go away, Inkeri! was on the shortlist for the German Youth Literature Prize in 1958 . Between 1958 and 1966 Konttinen wrote a five-volume series of children's books about the Kalevala .
Publications (selection)
- 1936: Me alakoululaiset
- 1936: Pelkkää juorua
- 1938: Marketta toisluokkalainen
- 1940: Intiaanipäällikkö Punainen Sulka
- 1941: Suopellon väki sodan jälkeen
- 1942: Ihmeellinen kesä
- 1944: Vanhoja ystäviä
- 1946: Iloinen, surullinen, hyvä kesä
- 1947: Kukko Uljassulka
- 1948: Inkeri paiasi Ruotsista ( Don't go away, Inkeri! )
- 1949: Inkerin kesä
- 1950: Inkerin talvitouhut
- 1951: Jali-kissan jouluaatto
- 1951: Joulutontun kesäsatu
- 1952: Sylvesterinillan satu
- 1952: Terri ja Putteli
- 1954: Uhmamieli morsian
- 1958–1966: Loads of kultainen Kalevala. IV
- 1964: Tässä tulee intiaani
Web links
- Entry on Aili Konttinen on the Lappeenranta homepage (Finnish)
- Literature by and about Aili Konttinen in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ djlp.jugendliteratur.org , accessed on February 4, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Konttinen, Aili |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vyborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st September 1969 |
| Place of death | Vihti |