The Howling Miller
The Howling Miller
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When Gunnar Huttunen turns up in a small village to restore its run-down mill, its inhabitants are wary. If Gunnar is different, then he must be mad, the villagers decide. Hounded from his home, he must find a way to survive the wilds of nature and the greater savagery of civilization.
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The Howling Miller by Arto Paasilinna
When Gunnar Huttunen turns up in a small village to restore its run-down mill, its inhabitants are wary. Gunnar is big. He's a bit odd. And, strangest of all, he howls wildly at night. If Gunnar is different, then he must be mad, the villagers decide. Hounded from his home, he must find a way to survive the wilds of nature and the greater savagery of civilization. The Howling Miller is a dark fairytale of community, conformity and our place in the world.
Profound fable, enhancing the author's reputation as a wry eco-philosopher. . Paasilinna's singular vision of freedom and persecution proves beguiling * * Guardian * *
A gem of a novel * * New York Times * *
The Howling Miller has the feel of an ominous Hansel and Gretel-style bedtime story - part myth, part fable and part novel - a form that has a funny way of bypassing the head and directly affecting the animal instincts. * * Los Angeles Times * *
A literary folk tale . . . Extraordinary * * Times Literary Supplement * *
It's a riotous novel, full of deadpan humour told in a comic style that, as the opening paragraph suggests, comes across like a fable. * * booklit.com * *
A gem of a novel * * New York Times * *
The Howling Miller has the feel of an ominous Hansel and Gretel-style bedtime story - part myth, part fable and part novel - a form that has a funny way of bypassing the head and directly affecting the animal instincts. * * Los Angeles Times * *
A literary folk tale . . . Extraordinary * * Times Literary Supplement * *
It's a riotous novel, full of deadpan humour told in a comic style that, as the opening paragraph suggests, comes across like a fable. * * booklit.com * *
Arto Passilinna was born in Lapland in 1942. By turns a woodcutter, agricultural labourer, journalist and poet, he is the author of over twenty novels, all of which have been translated into numerous languages.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781841959566 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841959561 |
| Title | The Howling Miller |
| Author | Arto Paasilinna |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2007-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |