What is Veijo Meri?
{{ infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | image =Veijo-Meri-1960.jpg | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|12|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Vyborg|Viipuri]], [[Finland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|6|21|1928|12|31|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Helsinki]], Finland | resting_place = | occupation =Writer | language = | nationality = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = }} '''Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri''' (31 December 1928 &ndash; 21 June 2015) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] writer. His work was mainly about [[World War II]] and the [[Cold War]].<ref>[http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/english/?id=4829 Biography] by [[Finnish Literature Society]]</ref> The work is anti-war and has dark humor. He was born in [[Vyborg|Viipuri]], [[Finland]]. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. He was known for his works; ''Manila rope: A novel'', ''Private Jokinen’s marriage leave'' and ''Beneath the Polar Star: Glimpses of Finnish History''. He won the [[Nordic Council's Literature Prize]] in 1973. Meri died in [[Helsinki]], Finland at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/finland_mourns_author_veijo_meri/8092075|title=Finland mourns author Veijo Meri|work=Yle Uutiset}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Meri, Veijo}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Finnish poets]] {{bio-stub}}