
- 337 pages
- English
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The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy
About this book
Highly praised anthology of 100 years of Finnish literary fantasy. The latest volume in the Dedalus European fantasy series, this anthology of short stories includes a wide range of texts covering the period from nineteenth century until today. The richness and diversity of the stories reflects the long tradition of fantasy in Finnish literature, ranging from the classics to experimental literature, from satire to horror. This is the first collection of Finnish short stories of its kind and almost all are translated into English for the first time. It includes work by the leading Finnish authors Aino Kallas, Mika Waltari, Arto Paasilinna, Bo Carpelan, Pentti Holappa, and Leena Krohn as well as contributions by the rising stars of Finnish fiction.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- About the Editor and the Translator
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- Aino Kallas: Wolf Bride
- Aleksis Kivi: The Legend of the Pale Maiden
- Mika Waltari: Island of the Setting Sun
- Bo Carpelan: The Great Yellow Storm
- Pentti Holappa: Boman
- Tove Jansson: Shopping
- Erno Paasilinna: Congress
- Arto Paasilinna: Good Heavens!
- Juhani Peltonen: The Slave Breeder
- Johanna Sinisalo: Transit
- Satu Waltari: The Monster
- Boris Hurtta: A Diseased Man
- Olli Jalonen: Chronicles of a State
- Pasi Jääskeläinen: A Zoo from the Heavens
- Leena Krohn: Datura and Pereat Mundus (extracts)
- Markku Paasonen: Three Prose Poems
- Sari Peltoniemi: The Golden Apple
- Jouko Sirola: Desk
- Jyrki Vainonen: Blueberries The Explorer
- Maarit Verronen: Black Train Basement, Man and Wife
- Copyright