Kalle Päätalo

Kalle Päätalo
Päätalo in 1958
Born(1919-11-11)11 November 1919
Taivalkoski, Oulu Province, Finland
Died20 November 2000(2000-11-20) (aged 81)
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksIijoki

Kaarlo (Kalle, Kassu, Kalakku) Alvar Päätalo (11 November 1919 – 20 November 2000) was a Finnish novelist, the most popular Finnish writer in the 20th century. His Iijoki series, comprising 26 novels, is one of the longest autobiographical works ever written.

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