The Explorer & Other Stories Vainonen JyrkiPaperback
The Explorer & Other Stories Vainonen JyrkiPaperback "The author shows an easy comfort with the odd and disturbing, and sympathy even with his less sympathetic protagonists. Vainonen is renowned for…
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The Explorer & Other Stories Vainonen JyrkiPaperback
"The author shows an easy comfort with the odd and disturbing, and sympathy even with his less sympathetic protagonists. Vainonen is renowned for his Finnish translations of the works of Seamus Heaney, Jonathan Swift, and William Shakespeare. The translators have done a masterful job of presenting his work with clarity." - Publishers Weekly...This sly book showcases the quietly strange, unsettling short fiction of this acclaimed Finnish writer.
This first English-language collection includes stories from Jyrki Vainonen's three collections and is translated by J. Vainonen's first collection of short stories was awarded the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize and his work has been featured in such iconic collections as the Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy. Robert Tupasela and Anna Volmari, with one story translated by Hilde Hawkins.
Introduction by Johanna Sinisalo. "Vainonen's deceptively
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