by Sofi Oksanen · SALAMANDRA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788418681035
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In post-Soviet Ukraine, Sofi Oksanen presents a story of loyalty and broken trust between two women trapped in the surrogacy business. Following her acclaimed novel 'Purga', Oksanen combines raw realism and psychological thriller to recreate recent European history, focusing on the fertility industry and surrogacy through the bond between two women in an impoverished Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. The novel narrates the complex relationship between the corruption of the East and the greed of the West, and that of two young women trapped in that relentless gear. A captivating story about the inability to survive the trauma of a lost child, which is also an plea against the instrumentalization of the female body.
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.
