by Sofi Oksanen · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253161899
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«Purge» is the historical novel by Sofi Oksanen, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (429 pages, in French).
Summer 1992: as the Soviet Union collapses, Aliide, an elderly woman isolated on her Estonian farm, finds Zara, a young woman fleeing Russian mobsters in Berlin. Their friendship brings to light family secrets from the Soviet occupation and Aliide’s old love for Hans, a resistance fighter, in a story spanning fifty years of Estonian history.
The work belongs to Sofi Oksanen’s «Cuarteto de Estonia» series, of which it is the second instalment; it was originally published as «Puhdistus» in 2008. The French edition received the Prix Femina étranger 2010.
For readers of historical and literary fiction interested in Estonian history and the legacy of the Soviet occupation.
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.
