Squeegee Liehu
Rakel Liehu (born September 3, 1939 in Nivala , Finland ) is a Finnish writer .
Life
Rakel Liehu graduated from Helsinki University in 1963 . Then Liehu worked for a year from 1963 to 1964 as a history teacher at a school in Raahe . From the early 1970s, Liehu began to publish her first poems. She finally made her debut as a writer in 1976 with her novel Seth Mattsonin tarina . Originally, Liehu's work had a strong Christian focus, taking the dogmas of the church as not given and dealing with topics such as grief and loneliness. Her first two novels were filmed by Eija-Elina Bergholm and Tuija-Maija Niskanen as Finnish television productions.
With her third novel Helene , Liehu was able to celebrate another great critical success in 2003. She has received several literary prizes, including the Runeberg Prize .
Rakel Liehu's daughter is the philosopher Heidi Liehu .
Works (selection)
- Novels
- Seth Mattson in Tarina (1976)
- Punainen ruukku (1980)
- Helene (2003)
- Poems
- Ihmisen murhe on yhteinen (1974)
- Savikielellä minä ylistän (1975)
- Valo, Lahmeisyys (1977)
- Runoja 1974--1977 (1978)
- Liian lähellä, liian äkkiä (1982)
- Gammayokkonen (1985)
- Joki Sepittää Minulle (1987)
- Sininen Lasarus (1990)
- Kubisseja (1992)
- Murehtimatta! emeraldines (1993)
- Readymade (1995)
- Scorpio sydan (1997)
- Runot 1974--1997 (2002)
- Bul bul (2007)
- Älä vielä lähde (2010)
Awards (selection)
- 2004 Runeberg Prize for "Helene"
- Thanks-for-the-book medal 2004 for "Helene"
- Valtion taiteilijaeläke 2004
- Suomen Leijonan Pro Finlandia -mitali 2006
- Kirjallisuuden valtionpalkinto 2008
Web links
- Rakel Liehu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Squeegee Liehu on kirjasampo.fi (Finnish)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Liehu, squeegee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nivala , Finland |