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Children of the Cave


Children of the Cave



von: Virve Sammalkorpi

8,39 €

Verlag: Peirene Press
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 19.04.2019
ISBN/EAN: 9781908670519
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 172

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Beschreibungen

1819. Iax Agolasky, a young assistant to a notable French explorer, sets off on a journey to the Russian wilderness.
They soon discover a group of creatures living in a cave: children with animal traits. But are they animals, or are they human? Faced with questions of faith, science and the fundamentals of truth, tensions rise in the camp. Soon the children's safety becomes threatened and Agolasky needs to act.
The novel is based on the photo series and synopsis by Pekka Nikrus.
Why Peirene chose to publish this book:
Greek legends, fables and fairy tales all share an interest in mythical beings. In this book Sammalkorpi imagines what would happen if these creatures really existed. How would we respond? The answer to this question matters hugely. It determines what it means to be human.
'A truly enjoyable read with its beautiful and precise language.' Savonia prize jury
'One of the most ambitious works of this year. A novel that deals with what it means to be human and the associated ethical and moral questions.'Kuvastaja prize jury
We celebrate Virve Sammalkorpi as one of the most powerful voices to emerge in Finnish literature for a generation. She published her first novel in 1999 and has written seven novels in total. Sammalkorpi's most recent novel, Children of The Cave, won both the 2017 Savonia Literature Prize and the Kuvastaja prize for the best Finnish Fantasy Novel. This is the first time one of her books has been translated into English.

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