by Sofi Oksanen · Salamandra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498383522
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«Purga» is the novel by Sofi Oksanen, published by Salamandra in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
In 1992, in rural Estonia, Aliide Truu, an elderly woman living alone, finds Zara, a young Russian woman fleeing sex trafficking, in her garden. Despite initial mistrust, a bond forms between them that brings to light a family drama of rivalries and betrayals. The novel explores fear, humiliation, and the price of survival.
Third novel by Sofi Oksanen, published in Finnish as «Puhdistus». It won the Nordic Council Literature Prize, the Prix Femina Étranger, and the European Book Prize.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction, and for book clubs interested in family dramas with a historical backdrop.
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.
