In this snow-covered, apocalyptic Finnish novella, Aki Ollikainen questions what it takes to survive in a world so apparently desolate
1867, Finland. A year of devastating famine in the country. Marja, a farmer’s 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?
Aki Ollikainen
About the Author
Writer and photographer Aki Ollikainen was born in 1973 in Finland
Emily Jeremiah
About the Translator
Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah form a multilingual mother-and-daughter translation team
Fleur Jeremiah
About the Translator
Fleur Jeremiah and Emily Jeremiah form a multilingual mother-and-daughter translation team