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Jarkko Volanen

Born 1971 · Finland

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    Finlandia 2025 · Shortlist

    Vainovalkeat

    Title translated by AI:“Beacon Fires”

    Jarkko Volanen · 54 when first published

    Novel · 399 pages · Politics, Family

    AI-generated summary:Reunited after years apart, an ex-convict and his dutiful civil-servant brother turn to a woman who works with victims of state persecution, while she and her partner fear their love and their son will be taken from them.