Pussikaljaromaani

Henninen and Lihi are still ragged from last night when Marsalkka runs into them at a kiosk in Kallio, a working-class district of Helsinki. The three go to his flat for the die they need for their favourite dice game, but it has vanished. Each gets over the blow in his own fashion, and they resolve that the day will still be a great one. So they wander the city's fringes in the summer heat, sitting on terraces and in parks over cans of beer, full of warmth toward everyone and wanting nothing more than a bit of affection. The world takes no notice, as they learn from police officers, teenagers, ticket inspectors on the tram and a biker gang.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

330 pages in the original

Set in

Finland

First published

2004 by Teos

Author's age

29 when first published

ISBN

9789518510195 (original)

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