Mika Toimi Waltari (pronunciation ) (19 September 1908 – 26 August 1979) was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian (Finnish: Sinuhe egyptiläinen). He was extremely productive, and 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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19 September 1908 Helsinki, Finland
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Died |
26 August 1979 (aged 70) Helsinki, Finland
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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