White Hunger
By:"Aki Ollikainen"
Published on 2015-03-01 by Peirene Press
What does it take to survive? This is the question posed by the extraordinary Finnish novella that has taken the Nordic literary scene by storm. 1867: a year of devastating famine in Finland. Marja, a farmer‰Ûªs wife from the north, sets off on foot through the snow with her two young children. Their goal: St Petersburg, where people say there is bread. Others are also heading south, just as desperate to survive. Ruuni, a boy she meets, seems trustworthy. But can anyone really help? Why Peirene chose to publish this book: ‰Û÷Like Cormac McCarthy‰ÛªsThe Road, this apocalyptic story deals with the human will to survive. And let me be honest: There will come a point in this book where you can take no more of the snow-covered desolation. But then the first rays of spring sun appear and our belief in the human spirit revives. A stunning tale.‰ÛªMeike Ziervogel ‰Û÷White Hungeris Aki Ollikainen‰Ûªs debut work, but it is written with the control of someone who has mastered the form.‰ÛªNicholas Lezard,Guardian ‰Û÷Such a powerful, honest and thought-provoking story deserves an audience far beyond the shores of Scandinavia.‰ÛªPam Norfolk,Lancashire Evening Post ‰Û÷Impossible not to respond to its raw, unsparing drama.‰ÛªElizabeth Bucan,Daily Mail ‰Û÷A tale of epic substance compacted into a mere seven-score pages.‰ÛªBen Paynter,Los Angeles Review of Books
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