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'''Ulrica Charlotta Falkman''' (1795 – 1882), was a Swedish-Finnish novelist author.
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'''Ulrica Charlotta Falkman''' (1795–1882), was a Swedish-Finnish novelist .
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Falkman was born to the Swedish Lieuntenant Isaac Otto Falkman (1761-1817) and Maria Elisabeth Govenia. She never married and had no children.


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Falkman was born in [[Sweden]] to the Swedish Lieutenant Isaac Otto Falkman (1761–1817) and Maria Elisabeth Govenia. While Falkman was a child, her mother moved with her to [[Helsinki]]
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She was born in Sweden, but settled in Helsinki with her mother at a young age, and are thus considered a Swedish-Finn. Falkman spent her life among Finland's Swedish-speaking upper classes. She was given a good education and was described as refined, accomplished and with a polished manner, and it was noted that she spoke French (at that time a mark of status).<ref>Idun (Magazine), Number 23, 9 June 1900 .gupea_2077_49988_1.pdf</ref> She worked as a [[governess]] until a progressingly weakened hearing caused her to take up sewing and, finnally, writing. She never became wealthy, but lived as a lodger in wealthy families in Helsinki. She spent her last years in a home for the terminally ill.


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An educated woman who spoke French, Swedish and Finnish, Falkman was described as refined, accomplished and with a polished manner.<ref>Idun (Magazine), Number 23, 9 June 1900 .gupea_2077_49988_1.pdf</ref> She worked as a [[governess]] until [[hearing loss]] led her to take up sewing and, finally, writing. Falkman never became wealthy, but lived as a lodger in the homes of wealthy families in Helsinki. She never married and had no children. Falkman spent her last years in a home for the [[Terminal illness|terminally ill]].
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Her novels were published both in Finnish magazines and in book form. While her novels were not published in the Finnish language (but Swedish, which was the language of the contemporary Finnish elite), she belongs to the pioneer novelists as well as female novelists in Finland.<ref>Heidi Grönstrand: Naiskirjailija, romaani ja kirjallisuuden merkitys 1840-luvulla. SKS, Helsinki 2005</ref> Her novels, which were considered to be of high quality, described the contemporary lives for women in the Swedish-Finnish elite as well the hardships of the laboring classes.


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Falkman's novels were published both in Finnish magazines and in book form. While she wrote her novels in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], then the language of the contemporary Finnish elite, Falkman belongs to the pioneer novelists as well as female novelists in [[Finland]].<ref>Heidi Grönstrand: Naiskirjailija, romaani ja kirjallisuuden merkitys 1840-luvulla. SKS, Helsinki 2005</ref> Her novels described the contemporary lives for women in the Swedish-Finnish elite as well the hardships of the laboring classes.
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* ''En prestgård i N-d, af en finsk medborgarinna''. Johanna Cederwaller & Son, Wiborg 1847
* ''En prestgård i N-d, af en finsk medborgarinna''. Johanna Cederwaller & Son, Wiborg 1847
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 29 February 2024

Ulrica Charlotta Falkman (1795–1882), was a Swedish-Finnish novelist .

Falkman was born in Sweden to the Swedish Lieutenant Isaac Otto Falkman (1761–1817) and Maria Elisabeth Govenia. While Falkman was a child, her mother moved with her to Helsinki

An educated woman who spoke French, Swedish and Finnish, Falkman was described as refined, accomplished and with a polished manner.[1] She worked as a governess until hearing loss led her to take up sewing and, finally, writing. Falkman never became wealthy, but lived as a lodger in the homes of wealthy families in Helsinki. She never married and had no children. Falkman spent her last years in a home for the terminally ill.

Falkman's novels were published both in Finnish magazines and in book form. While she wrote her novels in Swedish, then the language of the contemporary Finnish elite, Falkman belongs to the pioneer novelists as well as female novelists in Finland.[2] Her novels described the contemporary lives for women in the Swedish-Finnish elite as well the hardships of the laboring classes.

Works

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  • En prestgård i N-d, af en finsk medborgarinna. Johanna Cederwaller & Son, Wiborg 1847
  • Nyårsafton. Original af U-a. A. F. Cederwallers förlag, Wiborg 1848
  • Leonna, en skildring ur lifvet. J. W. Lillja, Åbo 1854
  • Frimurarens Fosterson : en tidsbild från 18:e seklet. G. W. Edlund, Helsingfors 1864

References

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  1. ^ Idun (Magazine), Number 23, 9 June 1900 .gupea_2077_49988_1.pdf
  2. ^ Heidi Grönstrand: Naiskirjailija, romaani ja kirjallisuuden merkitys 1840-luvulla. SKS, Helsinki 2005
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