Marja-Liisa Vartio Author

Marja-Liisa Vartio (1924-1966) is a major Finnish author who wrote lyric poetry, short stories, radio plays, and five novels. She became a central literary figure who helped renew prose writing in 1950s Finland with modernist symbolism and a daring use of time and points of view. Vartio's novels continue to be reissued in Finland, where some have been adapted for the stage.
Her work has also been translated into many languages, although Dalkey Archive's publication of The Parson's Widow is the first time it has appeared in English.

The American Austin Flint and his wife Aili, born in Finland, translated works by Finnish writers. They both taught at Columbia University in New York City. He translated works by Finnish writers and playwrights with his wife. Austin Flint passed away in New York on January 31, 2015. Aili Flint was a Finnish native and lived in New York. She taught courses in Finnish language, linguistics, literature and folklore.