Anu Kaipainen

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Anu Kaipanen at her desk
Anu Kaipanen in 1963
BornAune Helinä Mustonen
(1933-03-14)14 March 1933
Muolaa [fi], Finland[1]
Died29 September 2009(2009-09-29) (aged 76)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationWriter, critic, teacher
LanguageFinnish
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Notable works
  • Arkkienkeli Oulussa (1967)
  • Granaattiomena (2002)
Notable awardsPro Finlandia (1983)
Spouse
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(m. 1955, died)​
Children3, incl. Jouni Kaipainen

Anu Kaipainen (née Mustonen; 14 March 1933 — 29 September 2009) was a prolific Finnish writer and literary critic.[1][2]

Early life and education

Aune ("Anu") Helinä Mustonen was born in Muolaa, Karelia, to the school principal Johan Emil Mustonen and his second wife Signe Julia née Sjöblom.[3] She completed her secondary education in Helsinki in 1951, after which she studied at the University of Helsinki, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1955.[3]

Career

Before dedicating herself to writing, Kaipainen worked as a Finnish teacher for several years.[3][2] She had wide literary and cultural interests, contributing to literary criticism, as well as holding board and council roles at numerous literary and cultural organisations.[3] Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Kaipainen served as city councillor in her home town of Kauniainen.[3]

Writing

Kaipainen's debut novel, Utuiset neulat, came out in 1960, followed by a poetry collection, Kädet helmassa, in 1961.[3] Afterwards she published a new novel every couple of years — over 20, in total — as well as several plays and TV scripts, short stories and a fairytale book.[4][2] Her 1967 novel Arkkienkeli Oulussa 1808-1809 ('Archangel in Oulu') is considered her breakthrough work, after which she became a full-time writer.[5] Her 2002 novel Granaattiomena ('Pomegranate') was shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize literary award.[6] Common themes in many of Kaipainen's works are on one hand myths and legends; on the other, contemporary realism and criticism of societal injustices and problems.[7][8] She felt that a novel must be written openly and honestly, without trying to sugar-coat difficult issues.[7]

Awards and honours

Kaipainen won the Finnish State Prize for Literature [fi] twice, in 1966 and 1969.[3] In 1983, she received the Pro Finlandia [fi] medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[9] She was awarded the state pension for artists (Valtion taiteilijaeläke) in recognition of her life's work, from 1994.[2] In 2006, Kaipainen was recognised with the annual award (Suomen Kirjailijaliiton tunnustuspalkinto) of the Union of Finnish Writers.[4]

Personal life

In 1955, Anu Mustonen married the physician and later politician Osmo Kaipainen; the couple had three sons, the eldest of whom was the composer Jouni Kaipainen.[3][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anu Kaipainen". Helsingin Sanomat (in suomi). 29 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Kirjailija Anu Kaipainen kuollut" (in suomi). Yle. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Kuka Kukin On (Who's Who) (in suomi). Helsinki: Otava. 1978. p. 332. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kaipainen, Anu". Kirjasampo.fi (in suomi). Public Libraries of Finland. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Anu Kaipainen". OuKa.fi (in suomi). City of Oulu. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Finlandia-ehdokkaat julkistettiin" (in suomi). Yle. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Kaipainen, Anu (1933-2009)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in suomi). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kaipainen, Anu". Uppslagsverket.fi (in svenska). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "SUOMEN LEIJONAN PRO FINLANDIA -MITALIN SAAJAT 1945-2020". Ritarikunnat.fi (in suomi). The Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

  • Anu Kaipainen profile and bibliography on Kirjasampo (Public Libraries of Finland literary database; in Finnish)
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