Pentti Holappa
Encyclopedia
Pentti Holappa is a Finnish
poet and writer. Born in Ylikiiminki
to a family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming Minister of Culture. Self-educated
, he has published close to fifteen volumes of poetry
, six novel
s, and numerous essay
s. He has also worked as a translator; among the poets and authors whose work he has translated into Finnish
are Charles Baudelaire
, Pierre Reverdy
, and J. M. G. Le Clézio. He received the Finlandia Prize
in 1998.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
poet and writer. Born in Ylikiiminki
Ylikiiminki
Ylikiiminki is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009.It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,512 and covered a land area of . The population density was...
to a family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming Minister of Culture. Self-educated
Autodidacticism
Autodidacticism is self-education or self-directed learning. In a sense, autodidacticism is "learning on your own" or "by yourself", and an autodidact is a person who teaches him or herself something. The term has its roots in the Ancient Greek words αὐτός and διδακτικός...
, he has published close to fifteen volumes of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, six novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s, and numerous essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s. He has also worked as a translator; among the poets and authors whose work he has translated into Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
are Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. His most famous work, Les Fleurs du mal expresses the changing nature of beauty in modern, industrializing Paris during the nineteenth century...
, Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy
Pierre Reverdy was a French poet associated with surrealism and cubism.Pierre Reverdy was born in Narbonne and grew up near the Montagne Noire in his father's house. Reverdy came from a family of sculptors. His father taught him to read and write. He studied at Toulouse and Narbonne.Reverdy...
, and J. M. G. Le Clézio. He received the Finlandia Prize
Finlandia Prize
The Finlandia Prize is the most prestigious literary award in Finland by the Finnish Book Foundation. It is awarded annually to the author of the best novel written by a Finnish citizen , children's book , and non-fiction book...
in 1998.