Paasilinna, Arto

Arto Paasilinna in Moscow (2007)

Born in the village of Alaküla, Kittilä County, Lapland . His father Väinö was a policeman, died in 1951 at the age of 49, the mother was left alone with seven children. Arto Paasilinna, having worked for a long time as an editor in a newspaper, became a famous writer, he is called "a tool for attracting interest in modern Finnish literature." His brothers, Erno, Mauri and Reino Paasilinna, chose the writing field for themselves.

Wife: Terttu Anikki Paasilinna (ur. Casper), two children from his first marriage with Hilkka Onerva: Petteri (born in 1964) and Janne (born in 1967).

Arto’s first novel, Operation Finland, was released in 1972. The Year of the Hare brought him fame, translated into French and screened twice. He was published in Russian by the publisher Olga Morozova in 2006.

In the Paasilinna novels, several films were shot and several performances staged, some were even adapted to comics.

He published, as a rule, one book a year, usually in the fall. His publisher said that the Paasilinna books became the same element of the Finnish autumn as the falling birch leaves. Sometimes he was accused of writing books similar to one another, but perhaps this is his style that provides him with a large number of fans.

In Russian, his book publishes publisher Olga Morozova. Translated “Year of the Hare” (2006), “The Forest of Hung Foxes” (2008), “Charming Suicide Among Friends” (2006), “Gentle Poisoner” (2008), “Howling Miller” (2013), “Son of the God of Thunder” (2013).

• Year of the hare ( Fin. Jäniksen vuosi - 1975, Russian translation - 2006, ISBN 5-98695-012-7 )
• The Fury of a Happy Man (1976)
• Forest of Hung Foxes ( Fin. Hirtettyjen kettujen metsä - 1983, Russian translation - 2001, ISBN 5-86712-123-2 )
• Gentle poisoner ( fin. Suloinen myrkynkeittäjä - 1988, Russian translation - 2008, ISBN 978-5-98695-026-6 )
• Charming suicide among friends ( Fin. Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha - 1990, Russian translation - 2006 ISBN 5-98695-019-4 )
• The Summer of the Laughing Cow (1991)
• The best village in the world (1992)
• Pastor Huuskonen's Bear (1995)
• Adam and Eve ( fin. Aatami ja Eeva - 2000)
• Awkward Guardian Angel (2004)
• Cold nerves, hot blood (2006)
• Son of the god of thunder ( fin. Ukkosenjumalanpoika - 1984, Russian translation - 2013 ISBN 978-5-98695-061-7 )
• Howling Miller ( fin. Ulvova mylläri - 1981, Russian translation - 2013 ISBN 978-5-98695-058-7 )
• The airships of the businessman Liljeroz ( fin. Liikemies Liljeroosin ilmalaivat - 2003, Russian translation - 2015 ISBN 978-5- 98695-073-0)

• 1977 - Year of the Hare ( Fin. Jäniksen vuosi ) based on the novel “Year of the Hare”
• 1982 - Howling Miller (fin. Ulvova mylläri )
• 1986 - Forest of Hung Foxes (Fin. Hirtettyjen kettujen metsä )
• 1996 - Life is short, but Ryutkönen is tall (fin. Elämä lyhyt, Rytkönen pitkä )
• 2000 - Charming suicide among friends (fin. Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha )
• 2002 - Ten “Törk” (Fin. Kymmenen riivinrautaa )
• 2006 - Vatanen's Hare ( fr. Le Lievre de Vatanen ) based on the novel The Year of the Hare

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• Arto Paasilinna (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database