Marie Linder
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| Born | December 8, 1840 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 5 March 1870 (aged 29) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Constantin Linder (m. 1859) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Aurora Karamzin (aunt) |
Marie Linder (1840–1870) was a Finnish manor hostess and writer. She was among the first female writers of Finland. She was a central figure in the 1860s Helsinki society. Marie Linder dreamed of a career as a writer, but during her short lifetime only managed to write one book.[1] She was the mother of Finnish chamberlain, deputy and judge, .
Life[]
Linder was born on December 8, 1840, in St. Petersburg, Russia.[2] She was the daughter of Count Vladimir Mushin-Pushkin and his wife Emelie os Stjernvall. Her father was a distant relative of the poet Alexander Pushkin. After the death of her mother in 1845, Linder moved to Finland at the with her aunt Aurora Karamzin.[1] She began writing at an early age, but her hobby was set aside when she was married to Constantin Linder (1836–1908) in 1859. In 1862, they settled in . Linder gave birth to four children, the youngest of whom died in infancy. The difficulties of her marriage life, and the death of her one child in 1865 led Marie Linder to return to her writing hobby. This resulted first in a few short stories, that she published under the pseudonym of Stella, which were published in the weekly magazine named Vecko-Biblioteket. Then under the same nickname, in 1867, she published the novel En qvinna af vår tid: Karaktersteckning (A Woman of Our Time: Character Drawing).[3][4]
The novel, however, received negative feedback, as the story contained unconventional plots at the time being, relating to a married woman having feelings for another man. Some mocked it for its feministic message, others took offense at it. Only a handful of people could appreciate the novel. In the coming years, a deadly famine hit Finland, causing many to starve, among those were Linder and her family. She did not publish books any further, as she died on March 5, 1870 of a seizure. Some also suspect that she might have committed suicide.[5]
Linder is buried at the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Work[]
- Marie, Linder (1867). En qvinna af vår tid: Karaktersteckning [A Woman of Our Time: Character Drawing.] ASIN B079P21CV8.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Biografiskt lexikon för Finland 2. Ryska tiden (2009)". www.blf.fi. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Carpelan, Tor Harald (1903). Finsk biografisk handbok (in Swedish). G.W. Edlunds förlag.
- ^ Savolainen, Matti (2016-04-22). Gothic Topographies: Language, Nation Building and 'Race'. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-12604-1.
- ^ Schoolfield, George C. (1998-01-01). A History of Finland's Literature. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-4189-3.
- ^ Lehto, Katri (1986). Kytäjän Kreivitär: Marie Linderin elämä [Countess of Kytjan: Life of Marie Linder]. Otava. ISBN 978-9511085966.
Bibliography[]
- Savolainen, Matti (2016-04-22). Gothic Topographies: Language, Nation Building and 'Race'. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-12604-1.
- Schoolfield, George C. (1998-01-01). A History of Finland's Literature. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-4189-3.
- Ramsay, Alexandra (1993). Huvudstadens hjärta: filantropi och social förändering i Helsingfors : två fruntimmersföreningar 1848-1865 (in Swedish). Finska vetenskaps-societeten. ISBN 978-951-653-248-9.
- Runeburg, Fredrika Charlotta Tengström (1971). Brev till sonen Walter 1861-1879: Köpenhamn, Rom, Paris (in Swedish). Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland.
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- Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery