An awardwinning literary thriller of redemption and revenge, set in 1930s helsinki, with europe on the brink of war about the author. Elina has read 2 books toward her goal of 60 books. His five great novels set in helsinki in the twentieth century have established him as a leading name. Ive never read a book by kjell westo, to be completely honest i was totally unaware of his existence until now, and i decided to give the wednesday club a try when i saw that it won the nordic council literature prize 2014 which is one of the most acclaimed literary awards in scandinavia.
Translated into finnish by liisa books from finland a literary journal of writing from and about finland. On the eve of the second world war, the trauma of the civil war is everpresent in the background. This was the fourth time his book was nominated for finlandia literary prize. It was nominated for the finlandia prize and swedens august prize, and was awarded the 2014 nordic council literature prize and the swedish radio novel prize. Like westos previous works, hagring 38 is a helsinki novel, a portrait of an era and of a. He creates a plot that branches into time and space yet always works its way towards the tragic, vaguely intuited yet unexpected ending. Hagring 38 nomineret til nordisk rads litteraturpris 2014. In hagring 38 kjell westo distils the central themes from his previous historical novels into a wellcomposed, spare entity that feels new and exciting as a thriller. In his latest novel, hagring 38 mirage 38 kjell westo returns to the year 1938. His novel hagring 38 the wednesday club was awarded the nordic council award 2014.
Zijn roman drakarna over helsingfors vliegers boven helsinki werd in. Westo received his second nomination for the prestigious nordic council literature prize for this novel. I did pick up again after a two month hiatus, but a few pages later. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. It won the nordic councils literature prize in 2014. Best known for his epic novels set in helsinki, he has also written short stories. Like westos previous works, hagring 38 is a helsinki novel, a portrait of an era and of a social class.
His characters believe they have already forgotten the civil war in finland, despite the fact that its long shadows reach them. Handlingen utspelar sig under atta manader under 1938 i helsingfors. Hagring 38 is a 20 novel by finnish author kjell westo. Adolf hitlers expansionspolitik vacker bade vrede och beu.
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