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Jalmari Hahl
1869–1929
A Finnish man of letters who moved easily between fiction, criticism, translation, and the stage, he was a notable cultural presence in Finland in the decades around independence. His writing was often praised for its polished style and carefully shaped form.
6 Audiobooks
Metsästysretki: Draamallinen tuokiokuva
by Jalmari Hahl
Surun tie: Romaani
by Jalmari Hahl
Haoma ja Anahita: Kertomus
by Jalmari Hahl
Ykskylän uneksija: Kertoelma
by Jalmari Hahl
Yösalo : romaani
by Jalmari Hahl
Kandaules : 3-näytöksinen näytelmä
by Jalmari Hahl
About the author
Jalmari Hahl (Filip Hjalmar Hahl) was born on June 13, 1869, in Rautu and died on August 17, 1929, in Helsinki. Sources describe him as a Finnish writer, teacher, and translator, and also note his wider work as a dramatist, critic, and theater figure.
He taught French and German and was a docent of literary history and aesthetics at the University of Helsinki. Biographical sources also present him as a theater director and a literary and theater reviewer, showing how active he was across many parts of Finnish cultural life.
Alongside scholarly and teaching work, he wrote fiction and plays and translated major European authors into Finnish. Contemporary summaries of his reputation note that he was regarded as one of Finland’s more visible cultural personalities for many years in the early 20th century.