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'A Finnish masterpiece of autofiction... a dreamy, complex and therefore so very human portrait of the formation of a great artist' Financial Times
'This is where she would like to belong, here in the kingdom of women, where words are sharp but gazes are soft.'
In 1970s Helsinki, a revolutionary storm is blowing through Pirkko Saisio's university. She has moved out of her family home, joined a communist theatre, and fallen in love for the first time. Her newly shaved head looks unmistakably modern, and Bertold Brecht lives on her windowsill to profess God-like words of wisdom.
Playful, moving and original, this autofictional coming-of-age story embeds the reader in a world where art and activism are irrevocably intertwined, and where queer love, still a crime, thrives in underground bars.
In her mesmerizing account of radical politics and sexual awakening, Pirkko Saisio offers a series of farewells, to her mother, to the idealism of youth, to friends and lovers, and finally to her grown daughter. The grand finale of the award-winning Helsinki trilogy, The Red Book of Farewells embraces the revolutionary potential of moving on.
Translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg
'A Finnish masterpiece of autofiction... a dreamy, complex and therefore so very human portrait of the formation of a great artist' Financial Times
'This is where she would like to belong, here in the kingdom of women, where words are sharp but gazes are soft.'
In 1970s Helsinki, a revolutionary storm is blowing through Pirkko Saisio's university. She has moved out of her family home, joined a communist theatre, and fallen in love for the first time. Her newly shaved head looks unmistakably modern, and Bertold Brecht lives on her windowsill to profess God-like words of wisdom.
Playful, moving and original, this autofictional coming-of-age story embeds the reader in a world where art and activism are irrevocably intertwined, and where queer love, still a crime, thrives in underground bars.
In her mesmerizing account of radical politics and sexual awakening, Pirkko Saisio offers a series of farewells, to her mother, to the idealism of youth, to friends and lovers, and finally to her grown daughter. The grand finale of the award-winning Helsinki trilogy, The Red Book of Farewells embraces the revolutionary potential of moving on.
Translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Biographien, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: |
The Helsinki Trilogy
Penguin International Writers |
| ISBN-13: | 9780241730119 |
| ISBN-10: | 0241730112 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Originalsprache: | Finnisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Saisio, Pirkko |
| Übersetzung: | Spangenberg, Mia |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Penguin Classics |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 209 x 132 x 26 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Pirkko Saisio |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.08.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,33 kg |
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