The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
A delightfully witty and mordant modern classic from Finland: the story of a journalist who befriends an injured hare and embarks into the Finnish wilderness
'No wonder the French have made this book into a cultFinnish wit as sharp as the Arctic weather' - Mail on Sunday
'A change-your-life novel' - New York Magazine
'Sums up the Finnish culture and people' - Guardian
'A fable of the joys of freedom... The hare proves to be a delightful, undemanding, and loyal companion, who can laugh, listen, and feel embarrassment' - Boston Globe
'Paasilinna has been amusing Finns for thirty years and readers in twenty-five languages. He concocts situational comedy highlighted by deadpan, sometimes black humour' - New York Times
'A change-your-life novel' - New York Magazine
'Sums up the Finnish culture and people' - Guardian
'A fable of the joys of freedom... The hare proves to be a delightful, undemanding, and loyal companion, who can laugh, listen, and feel embarrassment' - Boston Globe
'Paasilinna has been amusing Finns for thirty years and readers in twenty-five languages. He concocts situational comedy highlighted by deadpan, sometimes black humour' - New York Times
Aarto Paasilinna was born in Kittila, Finland in 1942. After a successful but unsatisfying career as a journalist, he quit his job and sold his boat to write The Year of the Hare, which became an international bestseller. One of Finland's most well-known writers, his works have been translated into 27 languages and have sold over seven million copies worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781805330356 |
| ISBN 10 | 1805330357 |
| Title | The Year of the Hare |
| Author | Arto Paasilinna |
| Series | Pushkin Press Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2023-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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