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Born December 12, 1874 • Finland
Died June 13, 1939 (aged 64) • Turku • Finland
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Veijo Meri
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Aleksis Kivi
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Joel Lehtonen
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Minna Canth
Minna Canth
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Waltari
Mika Waltari
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Linnankoski
Johannes Linnankoski
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Eeva Liisa Manner
Finnish author
Elias Lönnrot
Finnish folklorist
Leino
Eino Leino
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Tuomas Anhava
Finnish poet and translator
Topelius
Zacharias Topelius
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Anna Bartlett Warner
American writer
Mary Hayley Bell
British author and actress
Charles Bernard Nordhoff
American author
Anzia Yezierska
American author
Harold Bell Wright
American author
Jérôme Tharaud
French writer