by Sofi Oksanen · STOCK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782234062405
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«Purge» is the historical novel by Sofi Oksanen, published by Stock in hardback (408 pages, in French).
In 1992, after the collapse of the USSR, the elderly Aliide, barricaded in her rural Estonian home, fears looting. When she finds Zara, a desperate young woman, in her garden, she hesitates to help her. A bond forms between them that reveals a family secret linked to the Soviet occupation and to Aliide's love for Hans, a resistance fighter.
Second instalment of the series The Estonian Quartet; this French edition was published in 2010 and the original Finnish title, «Puhdistus», in 2008. It won the Prix Femina étranger 2010.
For readers seeking a family drama with a political backdrop and reflections on guilt and resistance.
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.
