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Tag Archives: Finnish
The Great Untranslated: Neuromaani by Jaakko Yli-Juonikas
The problems with Yli-Juonikas’ experimental 650-page novel Neuromaani start already with the title. According to translator Douglas Robinson, who mentions this book in an interview for The Collidescope, the ambiguous title can be translated as Neuronovel, Neuromaniac, or My Neurocountry. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, The Great Untranslated
Tagged Finnish, Jaakko Yli-Juonikas, Neuromaani
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The Great Untranslated: Volter Kilpi’s Alastalon salissa
If you are the kind of person who would find fascinating a 70-page account of a character walking across the room to choose a pipe from the mantelpiece, then Volter Kilpi’s novel Alastalon salissa (In Alastalo’s Parlour) is up your alley. The book was published in … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, The Great Untranslated
Tagged Alastalon Salissa, Finnish, In Alastalo's Parlour, Volter Kilpi
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