- Finlandia Prize for Fiction 2006 · Shortlist
Ikoni
“The Icon” (title translated by AI)
Taina Sampakoski (born 1957)
English editions
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In a small town in the east of Finland, Nikolai loses his heart to Sonja, an icon painter from Russia, and begins to share her faith. She makes up her mind about him only gradually, while his own hesitation and other troubles get in the way. Her paintings, shown in a Russian dealer's window, then catch the eye of Laura, Nikolai's girlfriend.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 236 pages in the original
- Genres
- Love (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Finland
- First published
- 2006 by Tammi
- Author's age
- 49 when first published
- ISBN
9789513137373 (original)