Väinö Linna
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Väinö Linna was a Finnish author best known for his influential novels about World War II and Finnish society, particularly "The Unknown Soldier" and the "Under the North Star" trilogy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish writer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nordic Council Literature Prize
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Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tampereen Kalevankangas cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-04-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | folk school in Urjala ⓘ |
| employer | Finlayson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Finns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Linna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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social commentary ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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social realism ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Väinö NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Under the North Star, Part 1
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Under the North Star, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the North Star, Part 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Finnish literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Finnish wartime experiences ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Finnish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Finnish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | realism ⓘ |
| name | Väinö Linna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of Finnish class society
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depictions of Finnish soldiers in World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Unknown Soldier
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The Unknown Soldier (1954 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuntematon sotilas NERFINISHED ⓘ Täällä Pohjantähden alla NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the North Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the North Star trilogy (1959–1962) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Continuation War
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World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Urjala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tampere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Tampere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kirsti Linna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film adaptations of The Unknown Soldier ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tampere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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