Kirsi Kunnas
Kirsi Kunnas | |
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Kunnas in 2012 | |
| Born | Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas 14 December 1924 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 8 November 2021 (aged 96) Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
| Language | Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Citizenship | Finland |
| Spouse | Jaakko Syrjä |
| Children | Martti Syrjä, Mikko Syrjä |
Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas (14 December 1924 – 8 November 2021) was a Finnish poet, children's literature author and translator into Finnish. Her oeuvre consists of poems, fairy tale books, drama, translations (e.g. Lewis Carroll, Federico García Lorca) and non-fiction. Her books have been translated into Swedish, English, German, French, Hungarian, Estonian and Polish. She received several awards in Finland for her literary work.