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Mika Waltari
AuthorBooks · Second hand1908-1979
Mika Toimi Waltari was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian. He was extremely productive; Besides his novels he also wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, travel stories, film scripts, and rhymed texts for comic strips by Asmo Alho.
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Titles
15
Featured books
5
Curiosities
About Mika Waltari
Birth
1908
Death
1979
First book
1927
Years writing
99
Mika Toimi Waltari was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian. He was extremely productive; Besides his novels he also wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, travel stories, film scripts, and rhymed texts for comic strips by Asmo Alho.
Mika Waltari was a prolific Finnish author who wrote a total of 187 works throughout his career.
His most famous novel, The Egyptian, established him as a master of historical literature worldwide.
In addition to being a novelist, Waltari excelled as a journalist, screenwriter, poet, and playwright.
The author used the pseudonym Kristian Korppi to sign some of his literary creations.
His work explores fascinating themes ranging from ancient Egypt to the figure of Jesus Christ.
