Anna Liisa

Minna Canth is the most important author of Finnish realism and a significant advocate for women's rights. Her birthday is celebrated as Equality Day, a national holiday in Finland. In her plays, influenced by Henrik Ibsen, she presents radical social-critical ideas. Her strength lies in the realistic discussion of ideological topics, such as the relationship between religion and Darwinism, set against the backdrop of the family as a stage for moral conflicts. In the year marking the 111th anniversary of her death, the publisher presents the key works of this author as a vibrant storyteller and a major moral authority in Finnish literature, some of which are being published in German translation for the first time. Minna Canth 1844 - 1897.