Juhani Aho
Juhani Aho | |
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Born | Johannes Brofeldt |
Notable works | Juha (1911) |
Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt (11 September 1861 – 8 August 1921), was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twelve times.[1][2][3]
Early life
Juhani Aho was born at Lapinlahti in 1861. His parents were Henrik Gustaf Theodor Brofeldt and Karolina Fredrika Emelie "Emma" Brofeldt (née Snellman). The Brofeldts were a priestly family: Theodor was a relatively well-known revivalist preacher whose sermons were published in 1917 as Rovasti H. G. Th. Brofeldtin saarnoja and his father had been a chaplain and his grandfather a vicar. Juhani had two younger brothers Kaarlo Kustaa Brofeldt (1865–1936) and Petter Fredrik Brofeldt (1864–1945) who, following Juhani's example, adopted the Finnish names Kalle and Pekka as well as the surname Aho.
From 1872 to 1880 Juhani Aho attended the
Career
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, 1884), which is considered one of his main works, is from this period. Later he moved towards neoromanticism with novels Panu and Kevät ja takatalvi as well as Juha. The last one is one of his most famous works and has been twice as adapted an opera, by Aarre Merikanto and by Leevi Madetoja, and to film four times, most recently in 1999 by Aki Kaurismäki.[5]
His novel Yksin (Alone), published in 1890, controversially bold by the standards of Finnish literature in that epoch, is a
In addition to his novels Aho wrote a 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 the short stories is Siihen aikaan kun isä lampun osti (When Father Brought Home the Lamp), depicting the effect of the innovation on people living in the
Aho was one of the founders of Päivälehti, the predecessor of the biggest newspaper in Finland today, Helsingin Sanomat. He was also one of the active contributors of a cultural magazine, Valvoja.[6]
Aho loved fly fishing.[7] In 1906 he got to know Huopanankoski rapids in Viitasaari. After that he went there every spring and autumn for 14 years.[8] He also went summers in Laukkoski, Pornainen.[9]
Aho died in Helsinki in 1921. The photographer Claire Aho is his granddaughter.
Gallery
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Aho in 1886
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Portrait by his wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, 1890
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Portrait by Venny, 1891
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Aho by Eero Järnefelt, 1906
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Ahola, Aho's home in Järvenpää
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Juhani Aho Museum in Iisalmi
See also
References
- ^ "Nomination Database". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Naaranlahti, Jukka (21 March 2008). "Juhani Aho veisteli kirjallisia lastuja luomistyön ohessa". Turun Sanomat. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Juhani Aho (1861–1921)". Visit Tuusulanjärvi. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Aho, Juhani (1861–1921)". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Taavitsainen, Ilkka (17 June 2016). "Neljä elokuvaa, kaksi oopperaa ja tanssinäytelmä – Juhani Ahon romaanista on tehty poikkeuksellisen monta sovitusta". Savon Sanomat. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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- ^ Huttunen, Janne (4 March 2016). "Juhani Ahon haavipojan matkassa Huopanankoskella". Yle. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Juhani Aho". Juhani Ahon Seura ry. August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Hollywood of Finland" (in Finnish). Pornaisten kunta. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2019.