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Aho, Juhani, 1861-1921We have 27 books for this author.
 Juhani Aho (originally Johannes Brofeldt) (September 11, 1861 - August 8, 1921) was among the first professional writers in Finland enjoying nowadays a somewhat similar position as Aleksis Kivi, the national writer of Finland. He wrote several novels and an even greater number of short stories of distinct style, called "splinters" ("lastuja" in Finnish). Their topics could vary from political allegories to depictions of everyday life. The first and most famous of them is When Father Brought Home the Lamp, depicting the effect of the innovation on people living on countryside. Nowadays the title is a Finnish saying and a slogan that is used when something related to new technology is introduced. Aho's literary output is wide-ranging since he pursued different styles as time passed. He started as a realist and his first novel Rautatie (Railroad), which is considered one of his main works, is from this perioid. Later he approached towards neoromanticism with novels Panu, Kevät ja takatalvi, and Juha. All of these are in Finland's literary canon, but escpecially Juha is celebrated as one of the most important Finnish works of literature. It has been adopted to film most recently in 1999 by Aki Kaurismäki whose version, also titled Juha, is however a more experimental one than the classic ménage à trois Aho penned, as it lacks dialogue. External links
This biographical information was gathered from the Juhani_Aho page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project. BooksEnsimmäiset novellitHellmannin herra; Esimerkin vuoksi; Maailman murjoma Helsinkiin (Audio Book, human-read) Helsinkiin Helsinkiin (Audio Book, human-read) Juha Katajainen kansani Kevät ja takatalvi Lastuja I-III Lastuja IV-VII Lohilastuja ja kalakaskuja Minkä mitäkin Italiasta Minkä mitäkin Tyrolista Muistatko Muistelmia ja matkakuvia Muuan markkinamies Omatunto Saaristokertomus Panu Panu: Näytelmä Papin rouva Papin tytär Rauhan erakko Rautatie Sanomalehtimiesajoiltani Stories by Foreign Authors: Scandinavian Tuomio Yksin |
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