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The Year of the HareArto PaasilinnaTranslated from the Finnish by Herbert LomasVatanen the journalist is feeling burnt out and sick of the
city. One summer evening while on assignment his car hits a
young hare on a country road. He goes in search of the injured
creature. This small incident becomes a life-changing experience
for Vatanen as he decides to break free from the world's constraints.
He quits his job, leaves his wife, sells his possessions to
travel the Finnish wilds with his new-found friend. Their adventures
take in forest fires, pagan sacrifices, military war games,
killer bears and much more. A long-time best-seller in Finland
and in France, The Year of the Hare is the authorÕs
favourite among his works. It has also been translated into
Italian, German, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Swedish
and many other languages. It is frequently dramatized for the
stage and has twice been made into a movie. ‘Rarely do reviewers come upon a novel they believe to be a masterpiece, which they feel will become part of their imaginative lives. For me The Year of the Hare is such a work.‘ — The European |
