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"I have such sad news": Loss in Finnish North American Letters
2018
European journal of life writing
IN ENGLISH Life writing has been an important tool for people to work through loss in their lives. In the context of twentieth-century migration, word of death and shared mourning occurred primarily through letters in the international post. Focusing on letters written by Finnish immigrants in the United States and Canada from the 1940s-1960s, this article analyzes some of the ways that letter writing has been used to address death and loss. Positioning personal letters within the broader field
doi:10.5463/ejlw.7.235
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