Paavo Rintala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paavo Rintala

Finnish theologian, writer and novelist

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1930

Place of Birth: Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1999

Profession: writer, author, journalist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Paavo Rintala

  • Paavo Rintala (born in Viipuri, Finland on 20 September 1930 – died in Kirkkonummi, Finland 8 August 1999) is a Finnish novelist and theologian.
  • He also wrote theatre pieces, radio plays and prose. Rintala has won the Kirjallisuuden valtionpalkinto Finnish literature prize many times, including in 1956, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1972 and 1991.
  • He won the Finlandia Prize as a Finnish laureate for his 1991 novel Sarmatian Orfeus.
  • He also won the Runeberg Prize (in Finnish Runeberg-palkinto) in 1994.
  • Two of his novels have been adapted to film by Finnish film director Mikko Niskanen.
  • First was the 1958 novel Pojat adapted in 1962 with same title (English title The Boys).
  • The other was the 1963 novel Sissiluutnantti adapted to film as Sissit. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

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