White Hunger

White Hunger

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 farmerâ€™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?

Why Peirene chose to publish this book: â€˜Like Cormac McCarthyâ€™sThe 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.â€™Meike Ziervogel

â€˜White Hungeris Aki Ollikainenâ€™s debut work, but it is written with the control of someone who has mastered the form.â€™Nicholas Lezard,Guardian

â€˜Such a powerful, honest and thought-provoking story deserves an audience far beyond the shores of Scandinavia.â€™Pam Norfolk,Lancashire Evening Post

â€˜Impossible not to respond to its raw, unsparing drama.â€™Elizabeth Bucan,Daily Mail

â€˜A tale of epic substance compacted into a mere seven-score pages.â€™Ben Paynter,Los Angeles Review of Books
Country USA
Manufacturer Peirene Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-01
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Peirene Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook

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