Pentti Holappa
Finnish writer
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| Intro | Finnish writer | |
| Places | Finland | |
| is | Linguist Journalist Poet Politician Translator Writer | |
| Work field | Journalism Literature Social science Politics | |
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| Birth | 11 August 1927, Ylikiiminki, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland | |
| Age | 97 years |
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Pentti Holappa (born August 11, 1927) 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 novels, and numerous essays. 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.