Runeberg winner Suliko by Pirkko Saisio is travelling to Estonia, where it will be published by Postimees.
Suliko by Pirkko Saisio, the winner of this year’s prestigious Runeberg Prize, is continuing its journey out into the world and is now travelling to Estonia, where it will be published by Postimees. This is the third foreign deal for this title.
Suliko is a lyrical and intense novel where a disillusioned dictator reflects on his life on a cold New Year’s Eve. The only thing that seems to bring him comfort is Suliko, a song from his youth that has become a leitmotif throughout his entire life. The novel slips into flashbacks, describing how his idealism turned into something completely different, and the events flash him by until he can hardly recognize himself. In Finland Suliko is published by Siltala.
Pirkko Saisio is the author of the globally successful Helsinki Trilogy, and the great dame of Finnish literature, with a production ranging from novels to plays. Her The Red Book of Farewells (Helsinki Trilogy #3) and Passion have recently been included in the Readers’ and Critics’ Selections of the 100 Best Books from Finland.
Postimees is one of Estonia’s leading publishing houses, with a list ranging from non-fiction to literary and commercial fiction, and children’s literature. They are the Estonian publisher of, among others, Julia Quinn, Anthony Gottlieb, Douglas Stuart, and John Irving.
Congratulations to the author and the publisher!