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New Finnish Grammar

Hailed as a masterpiece upon its first appearance in Italy and winning its author international acclaim and several awards, New Finnish Grammar is anything but the laborious textbook its flat title might deceive you into thinking it. It tells the seemingly simple story of a man found on the quayside in Trieste in September 1943, having been clubbed almost to death. A tag inside his jacket bears a Finnish name, but when he regains consciousness he has no memory and, even, no language. A consciousness devoid of context, he begins, with the help of the the doctor on the hospital ship riding at anchor, to gradually learn or re-learn the Finnish language, in the hope that memories will be triggered, and he will be able to rediscover who he is, or was’ฆ Combining elements of the archetypal psychological thriller with poetic musings on the nature of national and individual identity, this debut novel has garnered superlative reviews, both for its own intelligent exploration of language, identity and myth (Marani is a linguist by profession) but also for Judith Landry’™s seamless, pitch-perfect translation. Another gem mined and brought to light by the wonderful, small UK publisher Dedalus, this novel deserves a wide audience. Weaving serious themes and questions about identity into a gripping, Borgesian narrative, this is intelligent holiday reading for the discerning reader.

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