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Title translated by AI:“The Night Sitters”
Riko Saatsi · 47 when first published
Novel · 191 pages · Migration, Family, Historical
AI-generated summary:In 1950s Finland, a family of Karelian evacuees prepares a wake for their dying grandmother, while their sensitive son is seized by visions and they are made to feel ashamed of their language and faith.