| The Year of the Hare Contributor(s): Paasilinna, Arto (Author), Iyer, Pico (Foreword by), Lomas, Herbert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1441772138 ISBN-13: 9781441772138 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 5.7" (0.26 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Vatanen, a journalist, is feeling burned out and sick of the city. One summer evening, he and a photographer set out on an assignment, and as they drive through the country, the car hits a young hare. Vatanen leaves the car to save the injured creature, and the grateful animal adopts him. This small incident becomes a turning point in Vatanen's life as he decides to break free from the world's constraints. He quits his job, leaves his wife, and sells his possessions to travel the Finnish wilds with his newfound friend. During their farcical adventures they encounter forest fires, pagan sacrifices, military war games, killer bears, political scandals, and much more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paasilinna, Arto: - Arto Paasilinna is a writer whose works have been at the top of the bestseller lists for twenty years. His books long remained unnoticed by Finland's chronically antagonistic literary critics, but thanks to his great popularity, many of them have reassessed their opinions. In France, his books have not only proven bestsellers but also critical triumphs. Iyer, Pico: -Pico Iyer is a British-born essayist and novelist long based in both California and Japan. He is the author of numerous books about crossing cultures, among them Video Night in Kathmandu, The Lady and the Monk, and The Global Soul. An essayist for Time since 1986, he also publishes regularly in Harper's, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, and many other publications across the globe. Lomas, Herbert: -Herbert Lomas was educated at Liverpool University and has lectured in Finland and England. His publications include two collections of poetry, a paperback on possible social and economic change, and translations from Finnish poetry and prose. Vance, Simon: -Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. |