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 Finlandia Prize as a Finnish laureate for his 1991 novel Sarmatian Orfeus. He also won the Runeberg Prize (in Finnish Runeberg-palkinto) in 1994. In 1971, Rintala was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal. Two of his novels have been adapted to film by Finnish film director Mikko Niskanen. 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 Kirkkonummi, Finland, and he is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Bibliography Novels 1954: Kuolleiden evankeliumi 1955: Rikas ja köyhä 1956: Lakko 1958: Pojat (adapted to film by Mikko Niskanen 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 Mikko Niskanen 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) 1993: Aika ja uni (nominated for Finlandia prize) 1994: Marian rakkaus (nominated for Finlandia prize) 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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