An international sensation, sofi oksanens awardwinning novel purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies. Purge was my introduction to sofi oksanen and, in fact, my introduction to finnish lit in general oksanen herself is finnishestonian. Scena theatre imports purge by the gothic finn, sofi. She convinces you that this is the way it was in that time and place.
Purga by sofi oksanen, 9788498384253, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sofi oksanen born january 7, 1977 is a finnish writer and playwright. Descargar epub gratis del autor sofi oksanen espaebook. One of the most acclaimed and internationally awarded authors from the nordic countries translated into more than 40 languages. As of 2010, purge is the only one of oksanens novels which has been translated into english. Purge has become an international publishing sensation and is among the most hardhitting thrillers of recent years. Living alone in the estonian countryside in 1992, she has recently witnessed her nations liberation from soviet rule, and is dealing with the challenges of life in a dying village, where. Sofi oksanens first play puhdistus purge was staged at finlands national theatre in 2007. Je ne suis pas certaine davoir choisi le bon livre pour rencontrer sofi oksanen. May 01, 2011 purge has become an international publishing sensation and is among the most hardhitting thrillers of recent years.
Scena theatre imports purge by the gothic finn, sofi oksanen. Sofi oksanens puhdistus purge topped the finnish bestseller list in 2008 and won the prestigious finlandia prize, as well as several others. Sofi oksanen establishes herself as one the most important voices of her generation with this intricately woven tale, whose stakes are almost unbearably high from the first page to the last. Buy sofi oksanen ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. In paese non vuole abitare piu nessuno, scappano tutti a tallinn. About the author sofi oksanen was born in finland and a former graduate of the finnish theatre academy. When aliide truu, an older woman living alone in the estonian.
A large part of purge is presented practically as a chamberpiece perhaps because the material was first used by oksanen in a play of the same name, with scenes from both the nearpresent the early 1990s and decades earlier all set some claustrophobically so in and around a house, an isolated little island. Purga ebook sofi oksanen descargar libro pdf o epub. Tuula marjatta ahola rissanen y tomas gonzalez ahola. Oksanen born 1977 has an estonianfinnish background and studied at the theatre academy. Aliide truu, the warped murderess and tragic victim at the center of sofi oksansens astoundingly ambitious novel purge, is an elderly woman when we meet her in the opening chapter. Set in 1992, only three years removed from the joyful optimism undammed by the demolition of the berlin wall, purge burns through the mists to show how decades of debasement have twisted society in the former ussr into one characterized by crime and cruelty. Jyllandsposten 6 out of 6 stars denmark the multidimensionality of purge is. Puhdistus, her third novel, retells the story of her play about two women and moves through the past by flashbacks between 1939 and 1992. Purge by sofi oksanen in novel, escaping the soviet legacy finnishestonian novelist sofi oksanen uses a newly formed bond. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Psychological crime novels from scandinavia have attracted many readers in recent years, but purge is actually about something beyond criminal horror. T he title of this bestseller from sofi oksanen alludes to the mass deportation to stalins gulags of those estonians deemed to have collaborated. Purge is a fiercely compelling and damning novel about the corrosive effects of shame, and of life in a time and place where to survive is to be implicated. I think this is a fascinating, flawed, and surprising book.
Using the pulsing narrative techniques of nordic noir, sofi oksanen has crafted a complex and riveting account of what happened to an ordinary family in estonia after hitler and stalin took an interest in the tiny baltic state. Sofi oksanen was born in finland to a finnish father and an estonian mother. She has a sense for the subtle inner drama of a distorted mind and loves selfdeceptive logic. The creepy feeling you get turning oksanens pages grows out of the reality she conveys. Apr 14, 2010 finnishestonian novelist sofi oksanen uses a newly formed bond between an escaped russian sex slave and a solitary estonian woman to explore the ways decades of soviet rule ravaged life in the. Purge prix femina etranger 2010, sofi oksanen, stock. Oksanen has published five novels, of which purge has gained the widest recognition. Sofi oksanen est nee en 1977 en finlande, dune mere estonienne et dun pere finlandais. In february 2009 it went on to receive finlands other big literary award, the runeberg prize, named after the countrys national poet j. The corruption of the east meets and feeds the greed of the west, and at this intersection stand two women. In sofi oksanens the dog park, modernday helsinki intertwines with the past of ukraines postsoviet independence. Oksanen s third finnishlanguage novel, purge was published in 2008 and is based upon her original play of the same name, staged at the finnish national theatre in 2007.
When aliide truu, an older woman living alone in the estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Aug 20, 2010 t he title of this bestseller from sofi oksanen alludes to the mass deportation to stalins gulags of those estonians deemed to have collaborated during the 194144 german occupation. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies she was born in finland, to a finnish father and estonian. Purge prix femina etranger 2010 broche sofi oksanen. Sofi oksanen is an eminently skilled novelist, intricately unraveling her fascinating story bit by bit. When aliide truu, an older woman living alone in the estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her. Puhdistus is a novel by finnishestonian writer sofi oksanen, which has been translated into thirtyeight languages. Explore books by sofi oksanen with our selection at.
Purge, son troisieme roman, publie en france en 2010, a ete couronne par les prix litteraires les plus prestigieux notamment le prix fnac et le. Their story of loyalty, love and broken trust play out against a backdrop of power struggles between influential families, and between the sexes as the lifegiving. Sofi oksanens the dog park has now been sold to 20 territories. The 2008 flap snap of oksanen shows her to be a beautiful 33, yet she writes with authority about life in this. Purga oksanen sofi sinopsis del libro, resenas, criticas. In 2010 she won the nordic councils literature prize for her third novel originally a play, puhdistus purge. A breathtakingly suspenseful, awardwinning tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them. Jun 03, 2011 some of purge is so disturbing that when finnish playwright and novelist sofi oksanen read from it at the pen festival in new york last year, she chose a love scene rather than risk a.
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