- Finlandia Prize for Fiction 2005 · Shortlist
Merten takaa tulleet
“Those Who Came from Across the Seas” (title translated by AI)
Anneli Toijala (born 1930)
English editions
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In 1918, during the Finnish Civil War, Finns fleeing famine and reprisals escape into Russian Karelia and enlist in a legion raised by Britain and France at Murmansk. The Matero brothers drill and run messages; their sister Elsa Mari sets up Mary's Café, where privates, foreign officers and General Maynard himself plot over coffee and buns. When peace comes the legion is no longer wanted, and in 1919 the men sail home to camps and questioning, while Elsa Mari longs for Suomussalmi and for Einari.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 479 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical, War (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Russia, Finland, 1918–1919
- First published
- 2005 by Tammi
- Author's age
- 75 when first published
- ISBN
9789513132675 (original)