- Finlandia Prize for Fiction 2022 · Shortlist
Vainajaiset
Marja Kyllönen (born 1975)
English editions
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A family longs for a child, and the waiting stretches across generations. Something denied its place hovers near, reaching out to the parents, the grandmother, a girl from next door, a brother. Each answers the absence differently, through spite, through made-up stories, or by seeking a sibling never born, as the tale moves from earthy village life to a paranoid modern household.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 349 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2022 by Teos
- Author's age
- 47 when first published
- ISBN
9789523632929 (original)
- More
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