Märta Tikkanen
Author of The Love Story of the Century
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Works by Märta Tikkanen
Du tror du kuvar mig liv? : finländska kvinnors lyrik genom tiderna : en antologi (1984) 10 copies, 1 review
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- Legal name
- Tikkanen, Märta Eleonora
- Birthdate
- 1935-04-03
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Helsinki (MA)
- Occupations
- novelist
journalist
teacher - Awards and honors
- Trevipriset (1978)
Kirjallisuuden valtionpalkinto (2011) - Relationships
- Tikkanen, Henrik (husband)
- Short biography
- Märta Tikkanen was born in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Helsinki in 1958 and earned a master's in philosophy in 1961. She was married to Henrik Tikkanen, also a writer. She worked as a journalist and as a teacher of Swedish for several years before turning to writing novels in the Swedish language. She made her debut in 1970 with Nu Imorron (Now Tomorrow). Her novel Män kan inte våldtas (Men Can't Be Raped, 1975) was adapted into a film in 1978. Other works include an autobiographical poetry collection Århundradets kärlekssaga (The Love Story of the Century, 1978); an autobiographical novel, Rödluvan (Little Red Riding Hood, 1986); and a novel about her maternal grandparents, Emma and Uno (2010). She has received a number of awards and honours, including the 2002 Finland Prize from The Swedish Academy.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland
- Places of residence
- Helsinki, Finland
- Associated Place (for map)
- Helsinki, Finland
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An interesting series of poems about life as a woman. She captures all the angst and despair of a life lived in the service of another person, even when you are educated and intelligent, and might want to do something to "make a name" rather than just waiting on him while he "makes a name". In addition, she writes about the anger and pain of living with and loving an alcoholic with gritty details that you might not think are appropriate in poetry, but it adds power to the story. A quick show more read, and one that is thought provoking. show less
En oikein osaa sanoa mitään järkevää runoteoksista. Pidin tästä, koska runot ovat helppotajuisia? Tikkanen kirjoittaa aiheesta, joka on ajataon ja kulttuurien rajoista piittaamaton. Vaikken olekaan perheellinen, pystyin tuntemaan mitä Märta ajatteli ja tunsi, näkemään sen ristiriitaisuuden. Muutama runo aihepiirin sivusta jäi myös vahvasti mieleen.
A Finnish-Swedish family is formed and then pulled apart due to war, personalities, and manic obsessions on the husband's part. The author is the great granddaughter of this couple, and writes about the family history with a deft, caring hand. I think the book is important as a document about early 20th century in Finland and Sweden, especially when it comes to public education and the role of women. The thing I liked the best were the descriptions of the strong, creative women that inhabits show more this family... An enjoyable read! (The book is in Swedish) show less
Once again "in just a few short pages", Märta Tikkanen describes the difficulty in relationships between men and women (or should I write "between women and men"?).
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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