Philip Teir

The Winter War

Buch

On the surface, the Paul family is living the liberal, middle-class Scandinavian dream. Max Paul is a renowned sociologist and his wife, Katriina, has a well-paid job in the public sector. They live in an airy apartment in the centre of Helsinki. But look closer and the cracks start to show.As Max approaches his sixtieth birthday, the certainties of his life begin to dissolve. He hasn't produced any work of note for decades. His wife no longer loves him. His grown-up daughters - one in London, one in Helsinki - have problems of their own. So when a former student turned journalist shows up and offers him a seductive lifeline, Max starts down… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4870-0044-8
EAN: 9781487000448
Produktnummer: 18799108
Verlag: House Of Anansi Pr Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 304 S.
Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.8 cm 363 g
Gewicht: 363

Über den Autor

Philip Teir, a Finnish-Swede, is considered one of the most promising young writers in Scandinavia. His poetry and short stories have been included in anthologies, including Granta Finland. The Winter War is his first novel. He is married with two children and lives in Helsinki.