I guess if they have anything in common is that both portrayed very particular little girls, living in their own special worlds, that doesn’t difference very well between reality and imagination. A couple of days ago I saw the movie again and no, it has nothing to do with it. Because of this, some relatives that never cared about them before decided they’ll be Vendla’s tutors, in order to protect her and civilize her in their religious community.Īnd then things go a little out of hands (for them, not Vendla).Īfter I read this it made me vaguely remember the movie Tideland. Lestadiolaisuuden piiriin on toki sijoitettu romaaneja ennenkin, viimeisimmäksi Riikka Pelo erinomaisessa esikoisteoksessaan Taivaankantaja, mutta Rauhalan tasolle harva on yltänyt. The farm they live in got (in)famous in the country because their cows died of hunger (“in these times! In this country!”). Pauliina Rauhalan esikoisteos Taivaslaulu oli minulle yksi syksyn odotetuimmista kirjoista, eikä se totisesti pettänyt näitä odotuksia.

She lives in constant contact with nature, and barely relates with other people.

The story is about Vendla, a young girl that lives with her very old grandmother in a farm. At least, the story and her style are different from anything I’ve read before. And, I suspect, this author, despite her nationality, must be quite unique. At least for me, because it’s the first time I read something written by a Finnish author. The sure way to do it is looking where no one would. I know it’s hard to gift books to someone that reads a lot (been there, done that), and she really nailed it with this one. This book was a gift from a friend for my birthday. Genre: Drama.Approximate translation (from the Spanish title, because I don’t speak Finnish): Sky carrier Original title: The Russia-House by Jo Durden-Smith.

Genre: Children’s picture books.ĭas Russlandhaus. Original title: Ympyräiset by Mari Korkeamäki. Translated together with a group of other studentsĭie Kreislinge. Original title: Taivaankantaja by Riikka Pelo. Original title: Ope, mitä tarkoittaa toi kuulas? by Tommi Kinnunen. Original title: Tuntematon Kimi Räikkönen by Kari Hotakainen. Genre: Prose.ĭer unbekannte Kimi Räikkönen. Original title: Isäni, evakko by Jukka-Pekka Pietiäinen. Original title: Herder, Suomi, Eurooppa by Sakari Ollitervo & Kari Immonen. In the yearbook there has been pubished a fragment. Original title: REC by Marisha Rasi-Koskinen. German-Finnish literature yearbook, 2021. Original title: Pikku hiiri by Riikka Jäntti. Original title: Toni Nieminen, olympiasankari ja ihminen by Toni Nieminen. German-Finnish literature yearbook, 2018.