Anni Swan
Anni Swan (born January 4, 1875 in Helsinki , Finland ; † March 24, 1958 , actually Anni Manninen ) was a Finnish writer .
Life
Anni Swan was born as the daughter of the Finnish editor and teacher Carl Gusta Swan (1839–1916) and Emilia Malin. Together with her eight sisters, she grew up in a literary environment. Until the turn of the century, she grew up in Lappeenranta , where her father founded the first daily newspaper. The family then lived in Mikkeli , where they attended a girls' school. She graduated from school in 1895 at Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu . She broke off studying humanities at the University of Helsinki and began working as a primary school teacher in Jyväskylä from 1899 . From 1901 to 1916 she was a primary school teacher in Helsinki.
With the short story collection Satuja Swan made her debut as a writer in 1901. The fairy tale collection was conceived as children's stories. Her first complete novel was published in 1914 with the youth book Tottisalmen perillinen . At the same time she worked as a journalist for the children's magazines Pääskynen (1907–1918) and Nuorten toveri / Sirkka (1919–1945). She also translated several fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm , some stories from English and Alice in Wonderland into Finnish. In her honor, the Anni Swan Medal for children's and young people's literature has been awarded to distinguished writers since 1961 .
Some of her books have been illustrated by the painter and illustrator Venny Soldan-Brofeldt .
Swan married the writer Otto Manninen in 1907. Their children were the writer Antero Manninen , the poet Sulevi Manninen and the theater director Mauno Manninen .
Works (selection)
- Children's books
- Satuja I – III (1901–1905)
- Pieniä satuja I – V (1906)
- Last-Näytelmiä (1910)
- Tarinoita lapsille (1912)
- Satuja ja tarinoita (1917)
- Satuja (1920)
- Satuja VI (1923)
- Lastennäytelmiä II (1923)
- Kettu Repolainen (1949)
- Kotavuoren satuja ja tarinoita (1957)
- Youth books
- Tottisalmen perillinen (1914)
- Iris rukka (1916)
- Kaarinan kesäloma (1918)
- Ollin oppivuodet (1919)
- Piccupappilassa (1922)
- Ulla ja Mark (1924)
- Sara yes Sarri (1927)
- Sara ja Sarri matkustavat (1930)
- Me kolme ja Ritvan suojatit (1937)
- Pauli on koditon (1946)
- Arnellin perhe (1949)
Web links
- Literature by and about Anni Swan in the catalog of the German National Library
- Anni Swan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Swan, Anni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manninen, Anni (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1958 |
| Place of death | Helsinki , Finland |