author
Armas E. Turunen
1886–1909
A Finnish playwright and translator, he began publishing at a remarkably young age and left behind a small but vivid body of stage works before his life was cut short. His plays reflect the lively theatrical culture of early 20th-century Finland.
3 Audiobooks
Hakalan rahat: Näytelmä kahdessa näytöksessä
by Armas E. Turunen
Rakkautta ja politiikkaa: Huvinäytelmä 1:ssä näytöksessä
by Armas E. Turunen
Patruunan palveluksessa: Näytelmä 3:ssa näytöksessä
by Armas E. Turunen
About the author
Born in Kuopio on April 8, 1886, Eero Armas Turunen was a Finnish playwright and translator. He also wrote under the pen names A.T. and Suru, and he is associated with a handful of dramatic works that appeared while he was still very young.
Turunen studied at the classical lyceum in Viipuri and worked in theater-related writing and translation. Library authority records identify him specifically as a translator and playwright, and his surviving works include plays such as Patruunan palveluksessa.
His career was brief but strikingly early: he died in Viipuri on April 23, 1909, at only 23 years old. Even with such a short life, he remains part of Finland’s literary and theatrical history through the plays and translations he managed to publish.