Paavo Olavi Rintala (20 September 1930 – 8 August 1999) was a Finnish novelist and theologian. He also wrote theatre pieces, radio plays and prose. Rintala was born in Viipuri, Finland. He has won the Finnish State Prize for Literature () many times, including in 1956, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1972 and 1991. He won the

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as a Finnish laureate for his 1991 novel ''Sarmatian Orfeus''. He also won the

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(in Finnish Runeberg-palkinto) in 1994. In 1971, Rintala was awarded the

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medal. Two of his novels have been adapted to film by Finnish film director

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. First was the 1958 novel '' Pojat'' adapted in 1962 with same title (English title ''The Boys''). The other was the 1963 novel ''Sissiluutnantti'' adapted to film as ''Sissit''. Rintala died in

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, Finland, and he is buried in the

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in Helsinki.

Bibliography

;Novels *1954: ''Kuolleiden evankeliumi'' *1955: ''Rikas ja köyhä'' *1956: ''Lakko'' *1958: '' Pojat'' (adapted to film by

in same titled film) *1959: ''Pikkuvirkamiehen kuolema'' *1959: ''Jumala on kauneus'' *1960: ''Mummoni ja Mannerheim'' *1961: ''Mummoni ja marsalkka'' *1962: ''Mummon ja marskin tarinat'' *1963: ''Sissiluutnantti'' (adapted to film by

as ') *1965: ''Keskusteluja lasten kanssa'' *1965: ''Sukeltaja'' *1966: ''Sotilaiden äänet'' *1967: ''Sodan ja rauhan äänet'' *1968: ''Leningradin kohtalosinfonia'' (also a radio play) *1969: ''Paasikiven aika'' *1970: ''Kekkosen aika'' *1970: ''Valitut teokset'' *1972: ''Viapori 1906'' *1972: ''Paavalin matkat'' *1974: ''Romeo ja Julia häränvuonna'' *1976: ''Nahkapeitturien linjalla I'' *1979: ''Nahkapeitturien linjalla II'' *1982: ''Puolan malja'' *1982: ''Valehtelijan muistelmat'' *1984: ''Eläinten rauhanliike'' *1985: ''Vänrikin muistot'' *1987: ''St. Petersburgin salakuljetus'' *1990: ''Minä, Grünewald'' *1991: ''Sarmatian Orfeus'' (nominated for

Finlandia prize The Finlandia Prize (; ) is a set of Finnish literary prizes awarded by the Finnish Book Foundation to "celebrate reading and highlight new Finnish first-rate literature." Considered the most prestigious in the nation, they are awarded annually in ...

) *1993: ''Aika ja uni'' (nominated for

) *1994: ''Marian rakkaus'' (nominated for

) *1996: ''Faustus'' ;Children books *1972: ''Uu ja poikanen'' ;Short stories *1963: ''Eino'' (collection of 7 short stories) ;Prose *1964: ''Palvelijat hevosten selässä'' *1969: ''Napapiirin äänet'' *1982: ''Velkani Karjalalle'' ;Radio plays *1968: ''Leningradin kohtalosinfonia'' (based on same-titled novel) ;Reports *1970: ''Vietnamin kurjet'' *1983: ''Maatyömies ja kuu'' *1984: ''Porvari Punaisella torilla'' *1986: ''Carossa ja Anna'' ;Summaries *1974: ''Kesäkuu 44'' ;Theatre *1981: ''Dostojevskin galleriat'' *1993: ''Aika ja uni'' (opera libretto)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rintala, Paavo 1930 births 1999 deaths Writers from Vyborg Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery 20th-century Finnish male writers Finnish male novelists Pro Finlandia Medals of the Order of the Lion of Finland War writers