by Sofi Oksanen · Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH · tapa dura · ISBN 9783462042344
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«Fegefeuer» is the novel by Sofi Oksanen, published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in hardback (395 pages, in German).
Estonian elderly woman Aliide Truu finds in her garden a young Russian woman named Zara, fleeing her pimps. An old photograph reveals to her that Zara could be the granddaughter of her sister Ingel, deported decades ago. Through flashbacks, the novel reconstructs the history of Aliide's family during the Soviet occupation of Estonia, where rivalry, jealousy, betrayal and fear of male violence mark the decisions of its protagonists.
German edition translated from Finnish by Angela Plöger; original title: «Puhdistus». Second volume of the series The Estonian Quartet.
For readers of historical fiction and family sagas, with an interest in the history of Estonia and in stories about memory, guilt and violence.
Sofi-Elina Oksanen is a Finnish writer and playwright. Oksanen has published six novels, of which "Purge" has gained the widest recognition. She has received several international and domestic awards for her literary work. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than two million copies. Oksanen has been called "Finnish-Estonian Charles Dickens" and her work has often been compared to Margaret Atwood's novels. Oksanen is actively involved in public debate in Finland and comments on current issues in her columns and various talk shows.
