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Finnish-North American Literature in English: A Concise Anthology
Author(s): Beth L. Virtanen
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 588 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773438181
- ISBN-13: 9780773438187
Book Description
This anthology contains selections from twenty Finnish-North American authors and poets writing in English from the early 1950 to the present day, including Emil Petaja, Aili Jarvenpa, Mary Lumijarji, Caraker, Beverly Dahlen, Anselm Hollo, Marlene Ekola Gerberick, Shirley Schoonover, Judith Minty, to name a few. The works are selected as representative of the best of Finnish-North American Literature written in English by developed, multiple-book authors who are by varying degrees ethnically Finnish.
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From the Back Cover
This anthology contains selections from twenty Finnish-North American authors and poets writing in English from the early 1950 to the present day, including Emil Petaja, Aili Jarvenpa, Mary Lumijarji, Caraker, Beverly Dahlen, Anselm Hollo, Marlene Ekola Gerberick, Shirley Schoonover, Judith Minty, to name a few. The works are selected as representative of the best of Finnish-North American Literature written in English by developed, multiple-book authors who are by varying degrees ethnically Finnish.
About the Author
Dr. Virtanen, Ph.D, is Professor and Paloheimo Scholar in the Department of Language and Literature at Finlandia University. She founded the Finnish-North American authors and poets, and maintains its website, including the bibiography of Finnish-North American literature.
