| Edition |
1st English translation. |
| Description |
ix, 256 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Scandinavian literature series |
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Scandinavian literature series.
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| Language |
Translated from the Finnish. |
| Note |
"Originally published in Finnish as Hanen olivat linnut by Otava Publishing Company Ltd, 1967"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
This novel from the Finnish Vartio, is set in a Finnish village during the early 20th century. The mentally unstable title character, Adele, argues with her maid, Alma, about the fire that consumed the parsonage, and soon moves on to other topics. An obsession with a set of stuffed birdsp̮assed down from the parson's uncle to the parson, to his wife and, finally, to Alma's care-serves as a major focus, with ample space devoted to addiction, sexual violence and other topics. |
| Subject |
Finnish fiction -- Translations into English.
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Widows -- Fiction.
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Finnish fiction. (OCoLC)fst00924950
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Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Flint, Aili.
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Flint, Austin.
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| Added Title |
Hänen olivat Linnut. English
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| ISBN |
9781564784834 (alk. paper) |
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1564784835 (alk. paper) |
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