Like westos previous works, hagring 38 is a helsinki novel, a portrait of an era and of a. In his latest novel, hagring 38 mirage 38 kjell westo returns to the year 1938. This was the fourth time his book was nominated for finlandia literary prize. His characters believe they have already forgotten the civil war in finland, despite the fact that its long shadows reach them. He creates a plot that branches into time and space yet always works its way towards the tragic, vaguely intuited yet unexpected ending. Best known for his epic novels set in helsinki, he has also written short stories. Hagring 38 nomineret til nordisk rads litteraturpris 2014. Elina has read 2 books toward her goal of 60 books. Zijn roman drakarna over helsingfors vliegers boven helsinki werd in.
It won the nordic councils literature prize in 2014. Ive never read a book by kjell westo, to be completely honest i was totally unaware of his existence until now, and i decided to give the wednesday club a try when i saw that it won the nordic council literature prize 2014 which is one of the most acclaimed literary awards in scandinavia. His five great novels set in helsinki in the twentieth century have established him as a leading name. Translated into finnish by liisa books from finland a literary journal of writing from and about finland.
It takes place during a few months in 1938, when tendencies that would become clear during world war ii can already be identified, while the finnish civil war of 1918 casts its long shadow. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Hagring 38 is a 20 novel by finnish author kjell westo. An awardwinning literary thriller of redemption and revenge, set in 1930s helsinki, with europe on the brink of war about the author. Handlingen utspelar sig under atta manader under 1938 i helsingfors. In kjell westos novel hagring 38 mirage 38 the reader is thrown into a historic situation between two periods, on the eve of world war ii. Westo received his second nomination for the prestigious nordic council literature prize for this novel. On the eve of the second world war, the trauma of the civil war is everpresent in the background. His novel hagring 38 the wednesday club was awarded the nordic council award 2014. Like westos previous works, hagring 38 is a helsinki novel, a portrait of an era and of a social class. The nordic council literature prize goes to the finnish writer kjell westo for the novel mirage 38, the evocative prose of which breathes life into a critical moment in finlands history the time before the winter war, 19391940 one that has links to the present day. Westos writing is characterised by a precise instinct for historical details and love for his hometown of helsinki. In hagring 38 kjell westo distils the central themes from his previous historical novels into a wellcomposed, spare entity that feels new and exciting as a thriller.
I did pick up again after a two month hiatus, but a few pages later. It was nominated for the finlandia prize and swedens august prize, and was awarded the 2014 nordic council literature prize and the swedish radio novel prize. He made his literary debut in 1986, and since then has published poetry, collections of short stories, and novels. Adolf hitlers expansionspolitik vacker bade vrede och beu.
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