The Howling Miller by Arto Paasilinna

The Howling Miller by Arto Paasilinna

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A deliciously sinister Finnish fairytale of difference and belonging

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The Howling Miller by Arto Paasilinna

When Gunnar Huttunen turns up in a small village to restore its run-down mill, its inhabitants are wary. Gunnar is big. He's a bit odd. And, strangest of all, he howls wildly at night. If Gunnar is different, then he must be mad, the villagers decide. Hounded from his home, he must find a way to survive the wilds of nature and the greater savagery of civilization. The Howling Miller is a dark fairytale of community, conformity and our place in the world.
A gem of a novel * * New York Times * *
Profound. . Paasilinna's singular vision of freedom and persecution proves beguiling * * Guardian * *
Part myth, part fable and part novel - a form that has a funny way of bypassing the head and directly affecting the animal instincts * * Los Angeles Times * *
A literary folk tale . . . Extraordinary * * Times Literary Supplement * *
It's a riotous novel, full of deadpan humour told in a comic style that, as the opening paragraph suggests, comes across like a fable * * booklit.com * *
Arto Paasilinna was born in Lapland in 1942. By turns a woodcutter, agricultural labourer, journalist and poet, he is the author of over twenty novels, all of which have been translated into numerous languages.
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ISBN 13 9781782118831
ISBN 10 1782118837
Titre The Howling Miller
Auteur Arto Paasilinna
Série Canons
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Canongate Books
Année de publication 2018-02-01
Nombre de pages 288
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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