The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna

The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna

Suddenly realizing what's important in life (with the help of a bunny), a man quits his job and heads to the countryside in this internationally bestselling comic novel.

Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious idea: to play hooky for a while from life as we know it? With these words from his foreword, Pico Iyer puts his finger on the exhilaratingly anarchic appeal of The Year of the Hare.

While out on assignment, a journalist hits a hare with his car. This small incident becomes life-changing: he decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering the wilds of Finland-with the bunny as his boon companion.

Arto Paasilinna (1942-2018) was born in Lapland, Finland. By turns woodcutter, agricultural laborer, journalist, and poet, he was also an award-winning author of more than thirty novels, all of which have been translated into numerous languages.

Pico Iyer (foreword) wrote an essay that became one of The New York Times' most e-mailed articles, about leaving a life as a successful journalist for a simpler life. He is the author of two novels and numerous nonfiction books about the cultures of the world, including The Art of Stillness, The Open Road, Autumn Light, and A Beginner's Guide to Japan. He has never been to Finland except through the pages of this book.

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ISBN 13	9780720610178
ISBN 10	0720610176
Titre	The Year of the Hare
Auteur	Arto Paasilinna
Série	Unesco Collection Of Representative Works
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Peter Owen Publishers
Année de publication	1996-06-01
Nombre de pages	136
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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