At the gate, I remembered the cover. My bookmark slid over it, obscuring the emblem behind the title text. I was about to board the plane to Berlin – and I had to finish this and put it in my bag before…
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Finland 100: The midwife
Tagged with: David Hackston, Finland 100, history, Katilö, Katja Kettu, Second World War, Suomi 100, The Midwife, Translation
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Posted in books, film, history, Suomi 100, translation
Finland 100: The year of the hunger
Leaving everything behind is not always a free choice – this isn’t the year of the hare, the open road doesn’t necessarily lead to freedom. When hunger and death drive you out of your home in the depths of winter, you might…
Tagged with: Aki Ollikainen, Emily Jeremiah, Finland 100, Finnish, Fleur Jeremiah, Nälkävuosi, Peirene Press, Translation, White Hunger
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Posted in books, Finland 100, translation
Finland 100: The Year of the Hare
Sometimes – especially in January? – it’s all too much, and you just want to get away from it all. Quit the job, leave your partner and home behind, and escape. Just head north and live in the forest, from…
Tagged with: Arto Paasilinna, Finland 100, Finnish, Gasellit, Herbert Lomas, Jäniksen vuosi, The Year of the Hare, Translation
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Posted in books, Finland 100, translation
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