Minna Canth (1844 - 1897)

Short name Minna Canth
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First name Minna
Birth name Canth
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Alternative name Wilja
Date of birth 1844
Date of death 1897
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Sex Female
Place of birth Finland
Place of death Finland
Lived in Finland
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Related to Elisabeth Järnefelt , Johanna (Hanna) Wilhelmiina Asp , Hilda Asp , Anni Levander , Maiju Westerlund , Karoliina (Liina) Kahma , Anni Kepplerus , Elisabeth Stenius -Aarneenkallio , Lucina Hagman , Rosina Sofia Wetterhoff
Bibliography MENTIONED IN: - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "She is famous for being the first Finnish realist writer, and she is synonymous with the modern breakthrough in Finland". - Schoolfield, George 1998: A History of Finland's Literature
Provisional Notes No translations in French in Cat.BnF; nor in Dutch (NCC/Picarta), nor apparently in English in Cat. BL. svdnov09. - summary of her play "Sylvi" came out in Wiipuri as a French translation (1894, Résumé de Sylvie. Drame en quatre actes de M:me Minna Canth) and in Hamburg (1908) as a German translation. - some of her works (Hanna, Työmiehen vaimo, Köyhää kansaa, Salakari) were translated into Swedish during the 1880’s and 1890’s. - her short autobiography was included in the Swedish translation of her extended novella Hanna (1886), another autobiographical piece was published in the Norwegian magazine Samtiden (1891) VC [to be included as receptions, svd] please check standardizing (sad) KLK 1904 modif.Mihurko 25-1-17: what was done ?
Mother
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Children Anni Levander
Religion / ideology Protestant
Education School education, Other
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Place(s) of Residence Finland