Aleksis Kivi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑleksis ˈkiʋi] ; born Alexis Stenvall; 10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872) was a Finnish writer who wrote the first...
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Seitsemän veljestä (category Aleksis Kivi)
Douglas Robinson's 2017 translation) is the first and only novel by Aleksis Kivi, the national author of Finland. It is widely regarded as the first significant...
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The Aleksis Kivi Memorial (Finnish: Aleksis Kiven muistopatsas) is a statue dedicated to the Finnish author Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), designed and sculpted...
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of Aleksis Kivi (Finnish: Aleksis Kiven elämä) is a 2002 Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jari Halonen, telling the story of Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872)...
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Aleksis Kivi (1995–96) is an opera in two acts by Einojuhani Rautavaara, to a libretto by the composer. It was first performed by the Savonlinna Opera...
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Kivi is an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "stone" in both languages. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), Finnish author...
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including Vincent (1986–1987, based on the life of Vincent van Gogh), Aleksis Kivi (1995–1996) and Rasputin (2001–2003). In the performance notes of his...
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municipality hosts the Kivi Festival (Kivi-juhlat), the main venue of which is the Taaborinvuori museum area next to Aleksis Kivi's birthplace. On January...
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Palojoki (category Aleksis Kivi)
author Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), whose birthplace currently serves as a museum. The Kivi Festival (Kivi-juhlat), which features plays by Aleksis Kivi, is...
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the Paavo Nurmi statue (1925), the Three Smiths Statue (1932), the Aleksis Kivi Memorial (1939), the Eino Leino Statue (1953), the Equestrian statue...
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Lady Beaconsfield, wife of Benjamin Disraeli (b. 1792) December 31 – Aleksis Kivi, Finnish national author (b. 1834) Foreman, J., 1906, The set course...
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after the church caught fire in 1823. The National Author of Finland, Aleksis Kivi, lived in Siuntio in Fanjunkars croft from 1864 to 1871. The old municipality...
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often associated with the Finnish national romantic writer Aleksis Kivi, as the Aleksis Kivi Memorial is located in front of it. The Finnish National Theatre...
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1920–1925 Uimaan lähtevä nainen, 1924 Turun Lilja, n. 1924–1926 Musica, 1926 Aleksis Kivi statue (Tampere), 1926–1927 Statues on Hämeensilta bridge, Tampere: Eränkävijä...
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Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) (world-famous composer of romantic music) Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872) (national author) Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884) (anthropologist)...
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Swedish-speaking cultural personality. She is mainly known as the benefactor of Aleksis Kivi who lived in her cottage, Fanjukars, in 1864-1871. She was also a known...
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novelists who wrote in Finnish, notably the national writer of Finland, Aleksis Kivi (The Seven Brothers), and Minna Canth, Eino Leino, and Juhani Aho. Many...
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Aleksis is a given name, and may refer to: Aleksis Dreimanis (born 1914), award-winning Quaternary geologist Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), Finnish author...
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literary critic. He is best remembered as the sharpest critic of writer Aleksis Kivi, who later rose to the position of the national author of Finland. He...
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(1989–1990) The Gift of the Magi (Tietäjien lahja), chamber opera (1993–1994) Aleksis Kivi (1995–1996) Rasputin (2001–2003) Incidental Music to sä-Peikko ja Simpukka-Ukko...
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University of Helsinki; strongest critic of the Finnish national writer Aleksis Kivi and his novel Seven Brothers Finnish chancellor of justice, Eliel Soisalon-Soininen...
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The literary production of Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish national author, consisted mainly of plays. One of his best-known plays is Heath Cobblers from 1864...
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Fisk plot to control the market. 1875 – The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi is premiered for the first time in Oulu, Finland. 1877 – The Battle of...
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1835. The first novel published in Finnish was Seven Brothers (1870) by Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872). The book Meek Heritage [fi] (1919) by Frans Eemil Sillanpää...
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October 6 – Walter Kittredge, American composer (d. 1905) October 10 – Aleksis Kivi, Finnish national author (d. 1872) November 8 – Johann Karl Friedrich...
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1980-1989, Filmiaura. Accessed on 20 August 2007. Eskon puumerkin saajat, Aleksis Kivi Society. Accessed on 10 October 2016. Telvis-voittajat kautta aikojen...
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Heath Cobblers (category Plays by Aleksis Kivi)
Douglas Robinson's 1993 translation; Finnish: Nummisuutarit) is a play by Aleksis Kivi, considered one of the greatest Finnish writers. The play was originally...
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figure of the time was Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Other notable people were Aleksis Kivi and Albert Edelfelt. The Fennoman motto was: Swedes we are no more, Russians...
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Finnish speaker) was Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä), published by Aleksis Kivi in 1870. The dialects of Finnish are divided into two distinct groups...
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was the first major Finnish-language playwright and prose writer after Aleksis Kivi, the national author of Finland, and the first Finnish-language newspaper...
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