The Red Book of Farewells

Pirkko Saisio (Author) Pirkko Saisio (born 1949) is one of Finland''s most celebrated writers as well as an actor and theatre director. The author of numerous novels, plays and scripts for film and television, Saisio has been nominated for the Finlandia Prize seven times, winning it in 2003. She has, among other awards, received the Aleksis Kivi Prize and the State Literature Award. Lowest Common Denominator is the first volume in her Helsinki trilogy, followed by Backlight and The Red Book of Farewells . Mia Spangenberg (Translator) Mia Spangenberg translates from Finnish, Swedish and German. She is the winner of the Nadia Christensen Prize for her translation of Lowest Common Denominator .

Product details

• Authors: Pirkko Saisio
• Assisted by: Mia Spangenberg (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.08.2026
• EAN: 9780241730119
• ISBN: 978-0-241-73011-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 40 mm
• Series: The Helsinki Trilogy; Penguin International Writers
• Subjects: FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Helsinki, 20th Century, Finland, Memoirs, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Relating to lesbians, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, FICTION / World Literature / Finland, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, FICTION / Biographical & Autofiction, Classic fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: politics / economics, Literature of Finland