Hannu Mäkelä

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Hannu Mäkelä


Born
in Helsinki
August 18, 1943

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Born in Helsinki in 1943, Hannu Mäkelä was trained as a teacher, yet worked for 20 years as a literary editor for Otava Publishing Company. The winner of numerous literary awards, including the coveted Finlandia Prize in 1995, Hannu Mäkelä has been an independent writer since 1986. His works include children’s books, novels, radio and TV plays, anthologies of prose, and poetry.
Mäkelä´s first books were published in 1965 and had since published over 170 literature works.
Mäkelä had been studying Eino Leino´s work already in the beginning of his career by editing several collections of Eino Leino´s poetry. During the last few years Leino and also L. Onerva has been a centerpiece of Mäkelä´s research. Mäkelä´s book "Mestari" (1995) is the story
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Herra Huu saa naapurin

3.93 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions
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Herra Huu muuttaa

3.91 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions
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Mestari

3.53 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions
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Proust on Proust - Matka ai...

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Lukemisen ilo — eli miksi y...

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Valo : kertomus rakkaudesta

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Herra Huu matkoilla

3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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“Hän katseli silloin elämää eteenpäin, mutta itseään tässä ei silloin ollut nähnyt, se oli syytä muistaa! Se oli tärkeää, oli, muutakin tulisi vielä kuin minkä näki, mitä odotti nyt; muutakin vielä tulisi! Oli tärkeää muistaa se.”
Hannu Mäkelä, Pieni paikka Kerbihan

“Epäili kaikkea loppuun saakka, ihmisiä, niiden tarkoituksia, tuhosi sillä tavalla monia asioita, tahtomattaan, vaikka tieten.”
Hannu Mäkelä, Pieni paikka Kerbihan

“Det finns naturligtvis mänskor som egentligen inte har nån skugga, och det finns mänskor som egentligen inte alls är inne i sina kroppar, utan kropparna promenerar omkring och söker sej själva så att livet ska komma på rätt spår och få rätt smak, och bara några få hittar sig själva om de har varit på rymmen en längre tid. Därför lönar det sig att hålla fast vid sig själv.”
Hannu Mäkelä, Herra Huu



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