White Hunger
Written by Aki Ollikainen
Translated by Emily Jeremiah, Fleur Jeremiah
- Original language:
- Finnish
- Longlisted
- The Man Booker International Prize 2016
- Published by Peirene Press
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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
Writer and photographer Aki Ollikainen was born in 1973 in Finland
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Emily Jeremiah
Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah form a multilingual mother-and-daughter translation team
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Fleur Jeremiah
Fleur Jeremiah and Emily Jeremiah form a multilingual mother-and-daughter translation team
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