Description
About the Author
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.
Reviews
'No wonder the French have made this book into a cult. Finnish 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
Book Information
ISBN 9781805330356
Author Arto Paasilinna
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Pushkin Press
Publisher Pushkin Press