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Published on 10. June 2025
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-949641-80-6 (ISBN)
Description
"A brutally funny and experimental coming-of-age novel, this third installment in Pirkko Saisio's critically acclaimed autobiographical trilogy reveals the Finnish literary icon as a passionate misfit and literary rascal"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-949641-80-6 (9781949641806)
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Pirkko Saisio (b. 1949) studied drama and completed her actor's training in 1975. Her debut novel The Course of Life (Elämänmeno, 1975) won the J. H. Erkko Award. Saisio has been nominated for the Finlandia Prize seven times, winning it in with The Red Book of Farewells (Punainen erokirja, 2003). She has, among other awards, received Aleksis Kivi Prize and State Literature Award. Apart from novels, she has written numerous plays and scripts for film and television and is a well-known theatre director.