White Hunger

Ollikainen, Aki, Emily Jeremiah (trans.), and Fleur Jeremiah (trans.)

ISBN 10: 1908670207 / ISBN 13: 9781908670205

Verlag: Periene Press, 2014

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: White Hunger
• Verlag: Periene Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1908670207
• ISBN-13: 9781908670205
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

1867: a year of devastating famine in Finland. Marja, a farmer's wife from the north, sets off on foot through the snow with her two young children. Their goal: St Petersburg, where people say there is bread. Others are also heading south, just as desperate to survive. Ruuni, a boy she meets, seems trustworthy. But can anyone really help? ------ Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'Like Cormac McCarthy's The Road, this apocalyptic tale deals with the human will to survive. And let me be honest: There will come a point in this book where you can take no more of the snow-covered desolation. But then the first rays of spring sun appear and our belief in the human spirit revives. A stunning tale.' Meike Ziervogel, Publisher

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Aki Ollikainen, born in 1973, has taken the Finnish literary scene by storm with his extraordinarily accomplished debut novel White Hunger, which has won the most prestigous literary prizes in Finland. A professional photographer and reporter for a local newspaper, the author lives in Kolari in northern Finland. His second novel was published in spring 2015.