by Sofi Oksanen · Salamandra Bolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498384253
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«Purga» is the novel by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen, published by Salamandra Bolsillo in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
In rural Estonia in 1992, Aliide Truu finds Zara, a young Russian woman who has escaped a women's trafficking network, in her garden. A relationship of distrust and need grows between them as old family grudges and betrayals surface. The story addresses fear, humiliation, and human resistance.
Second instalment of the series The Estonian Quartet, originally published in Finnish as Puhdistus in 2008. Translation by Tomás González Ahola and Tuula Marjatta Ahola Rissanen.
For readers of contemporary fiction seeking psychological and historical dramas set in Estonia.
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.
