Author Kari Hotakainen, one of Finland’s most prolific and famous authors, has just returned to the literary scene with a new novel, Pearl.
In Pearl, a childless couple goes on a mushroom-picking trip in the woods and runs into an elderly woman who seems very confused and can’t even remember her name. As they meet, everybody’s life suddenly gets speedier, bumpier, and more absurd than anyone could ever imagine.
Pearl is a charming, humorous, and moving story, where tragic things attain a tone of warm, gentle comedy. If one loses control of one’s memories and life, what is there left to hold on to?
A fast-paced plot and on-the-spot dialogue will make anyone laugh out loud, whereas topical questions, reflected in a casual, yet poignant manner, will remind the reader that, in the end, only our humanity makes our lives worthwhile.
Pearl is being distributed in the Kesko group grocery shops, one of the leading distributors in Finland with over 1000 selling points. The first print run counts 35.000 copies and the project has the declared goal of boosting reading among the public by reaching readers as widely as possible.
Congratulations to the author!