Märta Tikkanen
Märta Tikkanen | |
|---|---|
Tikkanen at the Göteborg Book Fair 2010 | |
| Born | 3 April 1935 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki (M.A., 1958) |
| Spouse |
Leif Ginman
(m. 1958; div. 1962) |
Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (née Cavonius; born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.
Biography
Märta Cavonius was born on 3 April 1935 in Helsinki.[1] Her parents were professor Gösta Cavonius and Margit Stadius. She graduated from the high school Svenska flicklyceet i Helsingfors in 1953.[2]
She worked as a reporter for Hufvudstadsbladet from 1956 to 1961.[3] She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of Arts in 1958 and received a Master of Philosophy in 1961. After her time as a reporter, Tikkanen worked as a Swedish language teacher at Drumsö svenska samskola from 1961 to 1966 and was the rector of the Swedish Adult Education Centre in Helsinki (Helsingfors svenska arbetarinstitut) from 1972 to 1980. She was also a columnist for Ilta-Sanomat from 1972 to 1974 and Aftonbladet from 1978 to 1979, and served on the board of the writers' centre Författarcentrum from 1972 to 1974.[2]
Tikkanen was married to writer Henrik Tikkanen. A film based on her book Manrape (Män kan inte våldtas, "Men Can't Be Raped"), directed by Jörn Donner, was released in 1978.[4]
Her first marriage was to Leif Ginman from 1958 to 1962. She was married to Henrik Tikkanen from 1963 until his death in 1984.[5]
She won the Moa Award in 2020.[6]
Bibliography
- Eller vad tycker ni? (1970)
- Nu imorron (1970)
- Ingenmansland (1972)
- Vem bryr sig om Doris Mihailov (1974)
- Män kan inte våldtas (1975)
- Århundradets kärlekssaga (1978)
- Mörkret som ger glädjen djup (1981)
- Sofias egen bok (1982)
- Rödluvan (1986)
- Storfångaren (1989)
- Arnaía kastad i havet (1992)
- Bryta mot lagen (1992)
- Personliga angelägenheter (1996)
- Sofia vuxen med sitt MBD (1998)
- Två (2004)
- Emma & Uno - visst var det kärlek (2010)
Prizes
- Prize from the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland (1973, 1979)
- Längman Prize (1974)
- Nordic Women's Alternative Literature Prize (1979)
- Finnish Bookseller's Thank You For the Book Prize (1979)
- Finland's State Prize for the Dissemination of Knowledge (1983)
- Swedish literary De Nios Grand Prize (1999)
- Swedish Academy's Finland Prize (2002)
- Finland's State Literary Prize (2011)
- Moa Award (2020)
References
- ^ Halldin, Martin (30 October 2015). "Hon skriver till mödrar, systrar och döttrar" [She writes to mothers, sisters, and daughters]. Dagens ETC (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Tikkanen, Märta Eleonora". Writers in Finland 1945–1980 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura och Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 1985. pp. 697–698. ISBN 951-717-348-2.
- ^ Sjögren, Dan (26 April 2010). "Tikkanens bibliografi kastar ljus över författaren som jobbskapare" [Tikkanen's bibliography sheds light on the author as a job creator]. Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
1958 anställdes hon som journalist vid Hufvudstadsbladet, blev sedan lärare på heltid 1961 och frilansskribent 1966.
[In 1958, she was hired as a journalist at Hufvudstadsbladet, then became a full-time teacher in 1961 and a freelance writer in 1966.] - ^ "Män kan inte våldtas" [Men can't be raped]. Aftonbladet. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ Johansson, Sven Anders (28 March 2021). "Henrik och Märta Tikkanen – par i kärlek och i konst" [Henrik and Märta Tikkanen – a couple in love and in art]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Björkqvist, Anna (11 January 2021). "Märta Tikkanen får Moa-priset – hyllas för att ha förnyat litteraturen genom sina böcker" [Märta Tikkanen receives the Moa Prize – praised for having renewed literature through her books]. YLE (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.