1. Mika WALTARI
Well-known Finnish writer
of the 20th century

2. Outline
• Life
• Works
• Czech translation
• Sources

3. Life of Mika Waltari
• * 19th September 1908 – Helsinki, Finland
• studied at University of Helsinki (early works)
• a journalist and translator
• married to Marjatta Luukkonen
– daughter Satu (writer)

4. • WW II – in government information center
• after WW II – historical novels
• 1947 – 2nd travel to Istanbul (travel book)
• 1957 – member of Finnish Academy
• 1970 – honorary doctorate at the University of Turku
• † 26th August 1979 – Helsinki, Finland

5. Works
• Detective stories
Who killed Mrs. Skrofin?
The Mistake of Inspector Palmu
The Stars will tell it
• Psychological novels
A Stranger came to the Farm
 Sequel
Historical novels
 The Egyptian – Ancient Egypt, life of physician
 The Etruscan, The Dark Angel, …

6. Czech translation
• 5 -6 translators (1st translated book – 1941)
• Markéta Hejkalová
– teacher, translator, author
– Hejkal Publisher– Finnish books

7. Summary
• 1908 – 1979
• Best-known Finnish author
• Author of historical novel “The Egyptian“
• wrote many other books (detective stories and
psychological novels)
• Czech translator M. Hejkalová

8. Source
• http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/mwaltari.htm
• http://www.wikipedia.org/Mika_Waltari
• Markéta Hejkalová:
Fin Mika Waltari

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