| Date of Birth | 11-August-1927 |
| Place of Birth |
Ylikiiminki (Finland) |
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| Pentti Holappa is a Finnish poet and writer. Born in Ylikiiminki to a family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming Minister of Culture. Self-educated, he has published close to fifteen volumes of poetry, six novels, and numerous essays. He has also worked as a translator; among the poets and authors whose work he has translated into Finnish are Charles Baudelaire, Pierre Reverdy, and J. M. G. Le Clézio. He received the Finlandia Prize in 1998. | |
Awards by Pentti Holappa |
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| Check all the awards nominated and won by Pentti Holappa. | ||
1998
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