Marsipansoldaten

From 1939 to 1945 the Kummels, a Swedish-speaking teacher's family outside Helsinki, live through two wars. The two younger sons join an army that speaks mostly Finnish; language now and then sparks quarrels, yet the brothers pick up Finnish and grow closer to the majority. Their elder brother Petter stays behind with weighty work on the home front. Cruel as it is, the war also gives the young men a way to break free of their family's hold.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

429 pages in the original

Genres

War, Family, Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

Finland, 1939–1945

First published

2001 by Söderström & Co

Author's age

54 when first published

ISBN

9789515219138 (original)