Eila Pennanen, novelist, was born in Tampere, Finland. Her father was Hugo Pennanen, a factory director, and his mother was Hilma Pennanen.
BIOGRAPHY
Eila Pennanen, novelist, was born in Tampere, Finland. Her father was Hugo Pennanen, a factory director, and his mother was Hilma Pennanen. She was educated at the University of Helsinki. She worked as an archivist and an advertising agency before become an editor of the magazine PARNASSO. She later became a teacher at the University of Helsinki.
Pennanen's first book, ENNEN SOTAA OLI NUORUUS, was published when she was 26. She is best known for her Tampere trilogy, HIMMUN RAKKAUDET (1971), KOREUDEN TAHDEN (1972), and RUUSUKOYNNOS (1973).
Eila Pennanen died in 1994.
CHRONOLOGY
1916 She was born in Tampere, Finland.
1940 She received her M.A. from the University of Helsinki.
1942 ENNEN SOTAA OLI NUORUUS
1944 KAADETUT PIHLAJAT
1945 PROOMU LAHTEE YOLLA
1947 PILVET VYORYVAT
1948 LEDA JA JOUTSEN
1950 KATTOPARVEKE
1952 TORNITALO
1954 PYHA BIRGITTA
1956 TUNNASSANA YSTAVYYS
1957 PASIANSSI
1958 VALON LAPSET
1960 KYLMAT KASVOT
1961 KAKSIN
1963 MUTTA
1965 TUNNUSTELUA; She was awarded the Aleksis Kivi Award.
1966 AURINKOMATKA; MONGOLIT; She became a member of the National Council for Literature.
1968 TILAPAA
1969 PIENTA RAKKAUTTA
1970 KAUAN SITTEN; KIITOS HARHALUULOISTA (THANK YOU FOR THESE ILLUSIONS); TILAPAA
1971 HIMMUN RAKKAUDET; KULTAISET LEIJONANKAPALAT
1972 KOREUDEN TAHDEN
1973 RUUSUKOYNNOS; VALITUT NOVELLIT
1975 NAISEN KUNNIA; YHDESSA
1976 MUSTAN KATIN RAKKAUS; MINISTERI MURHATAAN
1977 KAPAKOITTEN MAA; AITI JA POIKA
1979 LAPSUUDEN LUPAUS; AITI JA POIKA JA MUITA KUUNNELMIA
1982 KIRJAILIJATAR JA HAHRN MIEHENSA; NAIVISTIT
1986 SANTALAHDEN AIKA
1988 KULMATALON PERHE
1990 LUETTUA, LAHEISTA
1992 TYTTOLAPSI
1994 She died.
