Finnish Literature
Ahava’s novel centers around two main interconnecting themes: grief – our need to make sense of, and clearly define, life and death; and the randomness of life – its haphazardness, whether good or bad. These themes overlap and converge and are affected by the weight of time. The author explores our human desire to fully comprehend the incomprehensible; to define what cannot be fully defined.
Ahava’s novel centers around two main interconnecting themes: grief – our need to make sense of, and clearly define, life and death; and the randomness of life – its haphazardness, whether good or bad. These themes overlap and converge and are affected by the weight of time. The author explores our human desire to fully comprehend the incomprehensible; to define what cannot be fully defined.
Ahava’s skill at normalizing the very
randomness of life is both intuitive and sensitive. She has created a highly relatable novel with
nuance and subtlety. I enjoyed this work and look forward to future
translations by this talented author.
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